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Northern consumption patterns should not be copied by six billion people. Assuming that developing countries have the same right to prosperity as the North, a drastic reduction appears necessary in the ratio wealth/resource use. Fortunately, this is attainable chiefly by technological means. However, the incentive structures ought to be adjusted to invite and trigger the new generation of technologies. Lifestyles may also change to support the new trend.
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von Weizsäcker, E.U. (1998). New Models of Wealth. In: Schellnhuber, HJ., Wenzel, V. (eds) Earth System Analysis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-52354-0_16
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