Owe the Earth: According to the World Resources Institute (2016), there are more than 20 countries that have managed to grow their economy while reducing their carbon emissions. This flies in the face of the age-old assumption that economic growth requires burning more fossil fuels, which in turn leads to an increase in carbon emissions.
Nor are we talking about small economies, or economic anomalies. From the years 2000-2015, Germany grew their economy by 16% while reducing their CO2 emissions by 12%, France...