Blog for a Better World

Most of us accept the need for a more sustainable way to live, by reducing carbon emissions, developing renewable technology and increasing energy efficiency. But a growing band of experts think that these efforts to save the planet are doomed and futile as long as our economic system is built on the assumption of growth; that is, if we are serious about saving Earth, we must reshape our economy. To most economists, however, economic growth is as essential as the air we breathe. They see no limits to that growth.  In recent weeks it has become clear just how terrified governments are of anything that threatens growth, as they pour billions of public money into a failing financial system.  So the question is: how do we square Earth’s finite resources with the fact that as the economy grows, the amount of natural resources needed to sustain that activity must grow too?

We must all take the collective blame for the rising pollution that we are witnessing. Almost every country has been responsible for destruction of precious natural resources and addition of chemical agents into nature. These chemical agents have been wreaking havoc with fragile ecosystems in many parts of the world. In fact many ecosystems are on the verge of extinction. It is time that every one of us realizes the magnitude of this problem and acts responsibly towards nature. We must try and lead as ‘green’ a life as possible. Going green is the only way to save precious natural resources.