Environmental decline in general and climate change in particular all comes down to consumption and its total impact which is generally equal to population times consumption levles, which is also influenced by the level of technology. Humanity must decrease the total impact of its activities upon the Earth ecological processes and patterns. The only chance we have is to reduce consumption of resources significantly.

How Europe is choking itself - and the world

Europe's claim to the moral high ground over the environment has been comprehensively challenged in a devastating report on its failings in the battle against global warming and pollution. It says Europe is devouring the world's natural resources at twice the global rate.