Violent relationship with earth must stop; next time ‘there will be no Noah’s Ark’

http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/home/perspective/5725-violent-relationship-with-earth-must-stop-next-time-there-will-be-no-noahs-ark

Bolivia supports the thesis that the Earth is “Pachamama,” a living organism that must be respected and cared for, not just exploited.

The argument is that it is necessary for development...Growth means what? Exploiting nature? It is precisely that type of growth and development that could lead us to the abyss, because we humans are
consuming 30 percent more than what the Earth can replace.

That is the vicious circle. China can’t go on emitting 30 percent (of global greenhouse emissions), because the pollution does not stay in China, it enters the global system.

There are regions in the world that have changed so much that they’ve become uninhabitable. That is why there are 60 million displaced persons in Africa and Southeast Asia, which are the most affected by climate change and which emit less carbon. If we don’t stop it, in the next five to seven years there will be as many as 100 million climate refugees, and that is going to create political problems