I used to think the top global environmental problems were biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and climate change. I thought that with 30 years of … - James Gustave Speth

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I used to think the top global environmental problems were biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and climate change. I thought that with 30 years of good science we could address these problems. But I was wrong. The top environmental problems are selfishness, greed and apathy, and to deal with these we need a spiritual and cultural transformation, and we scientists don't know how to do that.