Are We Our Planet's Keeper?

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Are we our planet?s keeper? Consumption of energy and materials has grown exponentially for over half a century, greatly improving the material standards of living across much of the globe. At the same time, this development has triggered global warming, acutely stressing the planet?s major ecosystems and the condition of the entire biosphere itself while leaving a great segment of humanity at levels of poverty and destitution. How can climate change and resource limitation be addressed while improving economic and social impacts? What is possible, with current technology, for building a sustainable world?