Environmental degradation combines population, per-capita consumption, and technology damage

Evidence

Human-caused environmental degradation stems from three major sources: population size, per capita consumption of resources, and damage to the ecosystem caused by the technologies that support a high-consumption lifestyle (Ehrlich, Ehrlich, & Daily, 1995). A comprehensive approach to environmental sustainability must address all three sources. — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 2551

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: GDP growth masks extreme wealth concentration and environmental destruction. — Clara E. Mattei, Escape from Capitalism, 93