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Consumption, and
Governance
Hilary French
9
Trillion Dollars (2002 dollars)
8
7
Goods and Services
6
5
4
Goods
3
2
1
0
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
Source: IMF
Downside of Global
Consumption Binge
Forests - value of world trade in forest
products climbed fourfold between
1961 and 2001, reaching $132
billion
- meanwhile, the Earth’s overall
forest cover has steadily declined
10.1
United Arab Emirates
U.A.E. 1.3
9.7
United
United States
States 5.3
Netherlands 4.8
Netherlands 0.8
4.8
Japan
Japan 0.7
Available capacity
1.5
China 1.0
Ecological footprint
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
Source: Redefining Progress
Hectares
The Spread of McWorld