How to solve the conundrum that consumption reductions lead to economic disasters while benefiting the environment. Topics covered include: Why consumption, fossil fuel usage, and carbon emissions keep growing How fossil fuel consumption goes well beyond heating and transportation uses but is tied to agriculture, steel, and cement production The four times global consumption fell and the dire economic consequences that resulted How the world is consuming twice as many … [Read more...]
160: Why Ethical Consumption is a Myth
How cost, complexity and an unachievable standard keeps us from consuming ethically while the stories we tell ourselves make us feel good about our purchases anyway. Photo by Felix Russell-Saw In this episode you’ll learn: What is a negative externality. Why figuring out what is ethical in terms of purchases is so difficult. How what is considered ethical consumption is in flux. What stories do consumers tell themselves in order justify their purchases. Show … [Read more...]