Study reveals that decent living standards for 8.5 billion people possible with only 30% of current global resource and energy use.
Study reveals that decent living standards for 8.5 billion people possible with only 30% of current global resource and energy use.
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How much growth is required to achieve good lives for all? Insights from needs-based analysis
From the abstract
With this approach, good lives can be achieved for all without requiring large increases in total global throughput and output. Provisioning decent living standards (DLS) for 8.5 billion people would require only 30% of current global resource and energy use, leaving a substantial surplus for additional consumption, public luxury, scientific advancement, and other social investments.