Overconsumption: The threat to climate and nature

Overconsumption: The threat to climate and nature
We live on a planet with limited resources. Yet our economy runs at a level where we would need 1.8 Earths  to satisfy our current rate of consumption. This trend, on which the current economic system largely depends, has serious consequences for the health of the planet and ours. Hence, it needs to be reversed if we want to have a chance of staying below 1.5 ºC. Cities have an important role to play in this existential struggle. The GHG emissions generated by the world’s greatest cities are higher than currently estimated when also accounting for the impact of trade in goods and services between cities and the rest of the world.