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Consumption & Globalisation |
 Can our planet survive the way we consume? Can we?
What can be done to secure sustainable development?
What can be done to become a responsible consumer in the world of globalization?
If all people in the world live and consume like we do in the Western World then we will need five globes.
The ecological system including the global climate balance can not sustain the constant growing consumption.
If the development continues, then there shall be war over the natural resources. This planet simply has not got enough for everybody.
In some of the richest countries of the world life quality is going down and the inhabitants experience more and more stress and get fewer satisfying social contacts.
The EU Commission is concerned about the consequences of over-consumption in the European countries. Therefore it is calling on the Youth Council to come up with proposals as to what can be done to promote sustainable development.A development that can secure a good and worthy life for as many people as possible in Europe - and in the world  (Sustainable development can be defined as development that takes into account the needs of future generations) |
