Surprised at the fact that why no economist is talking about restricting the economy only to essentials. The correlation between GDP & energy usage is 99%, and energy production & Co2 emission is 87%. Therefore, isn’t the swiftest and most drastic action we can take at present to save ourselves from the disasters of climate change is to halt the economy and restrict it to only essentials?
Surprised at the fact that why no economist is talking about restricting the economy only to essentials. The correlation between GDP & energy usage is 99%, and energy production & Co2 emission is 87%. Therefore, isn’t the swiftest and most drastic action we can take at present to save ourselves from the disasters of climate change is to halt the economy and restrict it to only essentials?