And we've grown our economies so much that we now stand in a real danger of undermining hope -- running down resources, cutting down rainforests, spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico, changing the climate -- and the only thing that has actually remotely slowed down the relentless rise of carbon emissions over the last two to three decades is recession.
Si ne-am crescut economiile atat de mult ca acum suntem intr-un pericol real de a ne submina speranta -- epuizand resursele, taind padurile tropicale, varsand petrol in Golful Mexic, schimband clima -- iar singurul lucru care intr-adevar in mica masura a incetinit cresterea neinduratoare a emisiilor de carbon din ultimile doua-trei decade este recesiunea.