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Covid-19, climate change, and the environment
Global recovery requires degrowth, not ever increasing GDP
BMJ 2021; 375 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n2657 (Published 08 November 2021) Cite this as: BMJ 2021;375:n2657
- Mark Dick, general practitioner
- Ballymena, UK
- c.dick996{at}btinternet.com
I was surprised by this paragraph in Stern and Ward’s essay1: “Greater understanding of the urgency required to cut emissions has been accompanied by mounting evidence that it does not mean sacrificing economic development and growth. Annual emissions by the United Kingdom, for example, fell by 43.8% between 1990 and 2019, whereas its gross domestic product [GDP] rose by 78% …
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