Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/33984443

That pattern seems to be holding. In 2024, global GDP per capita reached a new high as did annual carbon emissions. But as climate targets slip and warnings mount that tipping points may already have been crossed, faith in growth for growth’s sake is starting to fracture.

  • decapitae@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    The article spells oil conglomerates and fossil fuel lobbyist sympathisers wrong. Economic growth doesn’t cause global warming, silly AI.