it is a behavior and mind shift of the industrialized people. We need to think about next generations, stopping consuming fossil fuels as they are inexhaustible, renewable energy and changing in our behavior are necessary.
Search for Stiglitz and Solow studies.
We cannot stop consuming fossil fuels, our way of life depends on fossil fuels. Generation of “renewable energy” also depends on the same, producing turbines and photovoltaic panels entails tremendous amounts on energy (mostly fossil fuels), worse yet end-of-life disposal/deconstruction will involve even more energy use. I would agree that we need to augment our behaviour, think more about the way we live and use energy, transport (I am lucky that I live close to my place of work and cycle to work daily). How we even purchase goods, over-packaging of goods by supermarkets creates problems at recycling and dramatically impacts the environment. Our buildings built with engineered timber, laminates, foamed plastics, etc. not only create heat-islands, they also create future problems that will impact the environment.
We cannot say it as paradigm shift in environmental management. In India, traditional management is 'collective action' where local people have to management the resources through local laws. but, there was a huge gap and government took the responsibility to some extent and failed. Now India once again promotes and encourages the people to come forward to manage the environmental resources. In India, it is not paradigm shift, it is paradigm reverse.
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