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<\/div>Global Rebalancing<\/h2>
While politicians reject<\/a> climate initiatives like the Green New Deal for their aggressive ambition, it turns out that it’s within our means as a species to cut global greenhouse gas emissions in half — and still provide a pleasant quality of life<\/a> to every human on Earth.<\/p> New research found that, if we fixed inefficiencies and structural inequalities in global society, 10 billion people could enjoy a “decent” quality of life while only using as much energy as much as we did back in the 1960s, Earther <\/a><\/em>reports<\/a>, all of which could be provided by renewables. In other words, the researchers claim that slowing climate change is both possible and feasible<\/a>.<\/p> For much of the world, this quality-of-life-rebalancing would be an improvement, according to the research<\/a>, which was published Tuesday in the journal Global Environmental Change<\/em>. But for wealthy nations and especially the U.S.<\/a>, it would mean living in smaller homes and eating vastly less meat.<\/p> “We still get Duolingo, we still get laptops and internet, you can still… watch TV,” study coauthor Julia Steinberger, a sustainability researcher at the University of Leeds and University of Lausanne, told Earther<\/em>.<\/p> Such changes are possible, but Steinberger says they would take a major cultural shift away from rampant consumerism in developed nations.<\/p> “There may be lower working times because we’re not working more hours to create more stuff for ever-expanding markets or to consume more,” Steinberger told Earther<\/em>. “There may be more time for families, for leisure, for the things that, for many people, are what really matter.”<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>We Can Use Less Energy and Still Have Good Lives<\/a> [Gizmodo<\/em>]<\/p> More on carbon emissions:<\/strong> The Richest One Percent Emits Twice as Much Carbon as Half the World<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post We Could Cut Energy use in Half and Still Give 10 Billion People “Decent” Lives<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Read more here: Global Rebalancing While\u00a0 politicians reject climate initiatives like the Green New Deal for their aggressive ambition, it turns out that it\u2019s within our means as a species to cut global greenhouse gas emissions in half \u2014 and still provide a pleasant quality of life to every human on Earth. New research found that, if we fixed inefficiencies and structural inequalities in global society, 10 billion people could enjoy a \u201cdecent\u201d quality of life while only using as much energy as much as we did back in the 1960s, Earther reports , all of which could be provided by renewables. In other words, the researchers claim that slowing climate change is both possible and feasible . Continue reading Shifting Priorities<\/h2>
Cleaning Up<\/h2>
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