“A massive campaign must be launched to restore a high-quality environment in North America and to de-develop the United States...De-development means bringing our economic system (especially patterns of consumption) into line with the realities of ecology and the global resource situation...Redistribution of wealth both within and among nations is absolutely essential, if a decent life is to be provided for every human being.” IfsHumansMeanStatesRealityAmericaLife IsNationsLinesWealthHuman BeingsUnitedQualitySituationUnited StatesEnvironmentEconomicDevelopmentEssentialsResourcesClimate ChangePatternsCampaignsDecentGlobal WarmingMassiveConsumptionEcologyNorth AmericaEconomic SystemsHigh QualityRedistribution Of WealthDecent Life Author:John Holdren
“The development of a long-term sterilizing capsule that could be implanted under the skin and removed when pregnancy is desired opens additional possibilities for coercive fertility control. The capsule could be implanted at puberty and might be removable, with official permission, for a limited number of births.” LongMightTermNumbersPossibilityDevelopmentBirthSkinsPopulationLong TermOfficialsPregnancyElitesPermissionReducingPubertyFertilityPopulation ControlDepopulation Author:John Holdren
“Reliable and affordable energy is essential for meeting basic human needs and fueling economic growth, but many of the most difficult and dangerous environmental problems at every level of economic development arise from the harvesting, transport, processing, and conversion of energy” NeedsHumansProblemEnergyDifficultGrowthLevelsEconomicDangerousDevelopmentEssentialsMeetingsEnvironmentalConversionAriseEconomic GrowthAffordableTransportProcessingEconomic DevelopmentHuman NeedsEnvironmental ProblemsBasic Human Needs Author:John Holdren
“Only one rational path is open to us - simultaneous de-development of the [overdeveloped countries] and semi-development of the underdeveloped countries (UDCs), in order to approach a decent and ecologically sustainable standard of living for all in between. By de-development we mean lower per-capita energy consumption, fewer gadgets, and the abolition of planned obsolescence.” MeanCountryOrderEnergyPathDevelopmentApproachStandardsRationalDecentFewerConsumptionAbolitionStandards Of LivingGadgetsSimultaneousObsolescenceUnderdeveloped CountriesEnergy ConsumptionPlanned Obsolescence Author:John Holdren
“The need for de-development presents our economists with a major challenge. They must design a stable, low-consumption economy in which there is a much more equitable distribution of wealth than in the present one. Redistribution of wealth both within and among nations is absolutely essential if a decent life is to be provided for every human being.” IfsNeedsHumansLife IsNationsChallengesWealthHuman BeingsEconomyDesignDevelopmentEssentialsMajorsLowsDecentStableConsumptionEconomistDistributionEquitableDistribution Of WealthRedistribution Of WealthDecent Life Author:John Holdren
