Sustainability Is Dead

Reflections on the changing environmental movement

Rozali Telbis
Dec 22, 2020 · 5 min read
The words ‘sustainability is dead’ are overlayed on top of windmills and trees. The image has a grainy, retro filter applied.
The words ‘sustainability is dead’ are overlayed on top of windmills and trees. The image has a grainy, retro filter applied.
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10 years after conservationist Rachel Carson laid down the foundation for the environmental movement, the concept of ‘sustainability’ started entering the mainstream, first appearing in the 1972 book, . In the book, the authors looked at a study conducted by a team of MIT researchers who examined the implications of…

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