Multiple Choice
The text suggests that "ecological overshoot" is a likely consequence of our current global economy. What exactly does this mean?
A) We have damaged the environment beyond its ability to repair itself.
B) We have exceeded the ability of the planet to provide for our needs.
C) Development planners have not properly accounted for the ecological costs of growth.
D) The free market must pull back from the environmental practices that destroy the planet.
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