Forbes, April 6, 2011 by William Pentland
http://blogs.forbes.com/williampentland/2011/04/06/global-warmings-consumption-paradox/
Society needs to consume less of everything from automobiles to air conditioning if it wants to confront climate change, according to Daniel Farber…. In Farber’s view, the mechanics of “reducing consumption” encompasses a tectonic shift away from consumption-driven capitalism toward a “post-consumerism” model of economic growth that promotes a more robust concept of social welfare.