{"id":486,"date":"2008-10-30T12:49:56","date_gmt":"2008-10-30T07:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naveen.bachwani.com\/blog\/?p=486"},"modified":"2008-10-30T12:49:56","modified_gmt":"2008-10-30T07:19:56","slug":"two-earths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naveen.bachwani.com\/greymatter\/2008\/10\/two-earths\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Earths"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was browsing through a local financial daily – LiveMint – when an interesting headline caught my eye: “Two Planets for Greed<\/a>“, it read.\u00a0 And, here’s what it had to say…<\/p>\n

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According to the latest World Wide Fund for Nature Living Planet Report<\/em>, humanity\u2019s current \u201cecological footprint\u201d\u2014or impact on the earth\u2019s services\u2014exceeds the planet\u2019s regenerative capacity by about 30%. The report adds that if the present scenario prevails, \u201cby the early 2030s we will need two planets to keep up with humanity\u2019s demand for goods and services\u201d.<\/div>\n
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India\u2019s footprint, at 2.2 times its biocapacity\u2014the potential of its living resources to supply the demands made by its population\u2014is only marginally lower than China\u2019s, at 2.3 times, but more than the US\u2019, at 1.8 times. This, despite the fact that all three feature in the list of eight countries that account for 50% of the world\u2019s total biocapacity.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Naturally, I headed to the WWF website to find out more.\u00a0 And, the news was as disturbing as the original writeup had suggested:<\/div>\n
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The world is heading for an ecological credit crunch as human demands on the world’s natural capital far outstrips the Earth\u2019s ability to sustain it.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Is there any thing you and I can do about this impending global crisis?\u00a0 The good news is, Yes!<\/div>\n
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WWF has a detailed page on “How you can help the environment<\/a>” by making small (but significant) changes in your daily life, whether at work, at home or even while travelling.\u00a0 Get to that list, before it’s too late.\u00a0 As the old line goes, “It’s not just a planet, it’s home!”<\/div>\n
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Read More:
\nFull text of the Living Planet Report 2008<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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