GDP Ignores Environmental Destruction, So Why Is It Used to Measure Economic Success?

GDP Ignores Environmental Destruction, So Why Is It Used to Measure Economic Success?

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GDP Ignores Environmental Destruction, So Why Is It Used to Measure Economic Success? The GDP undermines efforts to move towards a sustainable society The Exxon Valdez disaster in 1989 led to 37,000 tonnes of oil spilling into the ocean off the coast of Alaska. The death toll included 250,000…

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