The combination of population growth and the growth in consumption is a danger that we are not prepared for and something we will need global co-operation on.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Spiraling demand for resources of which our world contains a finite supply is the great long-term threat posed by globalisation. That is why we need new technology to relieve it.
Now we are in a situation in which for a significant part of the industrial world too much could become a danger, especially too much of the things which are really not good for us in such large quantities.
Every time we share something rather than own it ourselves, we reduce the stress on the planet. That could make the critical difference as the global population continues to grow.
We as a nation have no choice but to conserve fuel to the best of our abilities or be prepared for harsh measures like steep price increase, if the need so arises.
We need to continue to decrease the growth rate of the global population; the planet can't support many more people.
I'm against this huge globalisation on the basis of economic advantage.
There is a real fear around shifting from our existing economic system because people believe it gives us social organisation, a sense of freedom, and the ability to be nice to each other. Growth is seen as a social lubricant that allows us to be socially responsible.
With the world's human population now at seven billion and growing, and the demand for technology and modern conveniences increasing, we can't control all our negative impacts. But we have to find better ways to live within the limits nature and its cycles impose.
We are already producing enough food to feed the world. We already have technology in place that allows us to produce more than we can find a market for.
The danger is not so much in the economic structure of a society but in its intellectual structure.