https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net 24th September to 21st October, 2012 Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:07:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net/papers/is-the-pursuit-of-economic-growth-compatible-with-the-pursuit-of-environmental-sustainability-a-discussion-from-the-perspective-of-carbon-emissions/ https://sustainabilityconference2012.weaconferences.net/papers/is-the-pursuit-of-economic-growth-compatible-with-the-pursuit-of-environmental-sustainability-a-discussion-from-the-perspective-of-carbon-emissions/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 17:04:43 +0000 http://sustainabilityconference2012.worldeconomicsassociation.org/?post_type=paper&p=132 More ›]]> Neoclassical economics argues that environmental sustainability and economic growth in GDP terms are compatible through increased technological innovation and efficiency; however, exploring past data and observations as well as projections of future carbon emissions the increasingly prominent discpline of ecological economics brings significant evidence to suggest continued growth, which remains the paramount economic policy of most if not all nations, undermines sustainability.

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