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THE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS AS PART OF THE PRESENT MULTIDIMENSIONAL CRISIS. AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY. THE MYTHS ABOUT THE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS. Humanity the culprit?.
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THE ECOLOGICAL CRISIS AS PART OF THE PRESENT MULTIDIMENSIONAL CRISIS AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY
Industrial Revolution to be blamed?--But, the Industrial Revolution took a specific form because it took place within a specific economic system
Industrial Revolution to be blamed?--But, the Industrial Revolution took a specific form because it took place within a specific economic system
We are all to be blamed equally But, the poorest 37% of the world’s population is accountable for only 7% of carbon dioxide emissions, whilst the 15% of the world’s population that lives in rich countries is responsible for half these emissions The energy use per capita of high income countries is, today, more than 10 times higher than that of low income countries
The Crisis affects all equally--But, meanwhile, the rich build fortresses to protect themselves from the poor who are displaced by climate change
ID Approach: Why an Inclusive Democracy?The multi-dimensional Crisis