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Consumer price index: People need to realise that material consumption does not lead to a good life; rather, it leads to towering waste that is killing our planet. (David Gray/Reuters)

Planet Earth: Declare an emergency

Humans must urgently redefine a good quality life — and it should not include buying stuff

Ana Paula Aguiar
Odirilwe Selomane
Pernilla Malmer