Top Scientific Meeting Urges Coordinated Response To Economic And Environmental Crises
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 09:35
in Mathematics & Economics
A fix for the economy must address ecological threats, a top international scientific meeting here has urged. Human society is moving dangerously beyond the planet's natural limits in a striking parallel to the financial debt crisis. "We're running the planet like a subprime loan," Dr. Johan Rockstrom of the Stockholm Resilience Center said. A coordinated response would reduce the risks of both kinds of crises in the future.