MIT scientist Andrew McAfee is arguing that economic growth within a nation is no longer strictly correlated with environmental degradation. According to McAfee, there are four main forces that go hand-in-hand which allow decoupling to occur in major economies. In this article James Temple, MIT Technology Review’s senior editor for energy, explores decoupling by digging into McAfee’s book More from Less, set to be published in October, as well as some skeptical responses to his findings.
Read the full article at: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613845/the-planet-has-a-fever-and-th…
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