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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jonathan Watts

Consumerism and the climate crisis threaten equitable future for humanity, report says

A rag picker carries recyclable materials surrounded by cows and storks at a disposal site in Guwahati.
A rag picker carries recyclable materials surrounded by cows and storks at a disposal site in Guwahati in India. Photograph: Biju Boro/AFP/Getty Images

All of humanity could share a prosperous, equitable future but the space for development is rapidly shrinking under pressure from a wealthy minority of ultra-consumers, a groundbreaking study has shown.

Growing environmental degradation and climate instability have pushed the Earth beyond a series of safe planetary boundaries, say the authors from the Earth Commission, but it still remains possible to carve out a “safe and just space” that would enable everyone to thrive.

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