resource-depletion
It highlights the growing scarcity of essential resources such as water and fossil fuels, emphasizing the challenges this poses for global sustainability.
1 chapter across 1 book
Empathic Civilization: The Race to Global Consciousness in a World in Crisis (2009)Jeremy Rifkin
Chapter 12, "The Planetary Entropic Abyss," presents a comprehensive survey of the environmental, social, and geopolitical crises stemming from climate change and resource depletion. It draws extensively on scientific reports, especially from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, to document the accelerating impacts of global warming on ecosystems, species extinction, water scarcity, and extreme weather events. The chapter also addresses the limitations and risks of technological fixes such as nuclear power, the threats posed by biological and chemical weapons, and critiques materialistic values that exacerbate ecological degradation and social inequality.