It could wind down because the atmosphere-, land-, and water-based ecosystems that provide both tangible necessities and myriad unseen benefits become degraded. or maybe we ourselves will attempt to restrain the growth spiral by preemptively limiting resource consumption and curbing climatic and ecological disruption.

FORBES: Rationing As An Innovation Driver?

Wealth and Footprint size: The higher the income of a country, the greater was its demand for ecological resources and services (and the higher its per capita consumption).

UNESCO: OFFICE IN VENICE

Statements such as "we need to boost demand" rarely carry caveats saying that demand (and the resulting consumption) should be "sustainable", or should take note of ecological concerns, or be equitable.

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It takes many resources to produce some foods, especially meat, so minimizing consumption of high-energy input foods is a great way to reduce your ecological footprint.

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