Contrary to the moral lessons that Nicolas Hulot and Frédéric Lenoir give us so kindly in their last book, not only is infinite growth possible in a finite world, but far from being absurd as they claim, it would in reality be vital, including and even above all for the environment.
Because without growth, there is no investment in innovation and without innovative technologies, it will simply be impossible to make the 8 billion people who inhabit it live in harmony with the planet.
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Moreover, on this subject, Dennis Meadows himself, however founding father of the theories of zero growth, has evolved in this direction.
Recall that in 1972, this famous researcher from MIT in Boston, released a report significantly entitled "The limits of growth".
Very alarmist, he declared
the growth and industrial development of the rich countries
unsustainable
.
Launching the famous theme that infinite growth is impossible
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