The study was and remains nothing if not controversial, with
economists doubting its predictions and decrying the notion of imposing
limits on economic growth. Australian researcher Graham turner has
examined its assumptions in great detail during the past several years,
and apparently his latest research falls in line with the report’s
predictions, according to Smithsonian Magazine. The world is on track
for disaster, the magazine says.
The study, initially completed at
MIT, relied on several computer models of economic trends and estimated
that if things didn’t change much, and humans continued to consume
natural resources apace, the world would run out at some point. Oil will
peak (some argue it has) before dropping down the other side of the
bell curve, yet demand for food and services would only continue to
rise. Turner says real-world data from 1970 to 2000 tracks with the
study’s draconian predictions: “There is a very clear warning bell being
rung here. We are not on a sustainable trajectory,” he
tellsSmithsonian.
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