Environmental Mentality

The Earth is facing three planetary crises, pushing it towards tipping points—points of no return. Despite efforts to address these crises, we are not doing enough because the ‘grow now, clean up later’ mentality is common. This mentality involves dealing with the negative consequences of today’s behavior later. Cleaning up later is much more costly though and causes other issues such as higher healthcare costs and reduced food production. That is why the opposite—an environmental protection mentality—is helpful in preventing environmental issues, health issues, resource scarcity, and counterproductive investments. It can be applied in all aspects of life, including at home and work, and turn our world’s economy into a green economy.