Club of Rome saw exponential growth of population, industrial production, pollution and fixed supplies of space and natural resources. Resolving only one of the problems would only delay cataclysmic collapse another 30 to 50 years. The Ultimate Resource . Argued that resources are becoming more plentiful and that population growth rates are falling. Bet with Paul Ehrlich concerning availability of resources and won.
Pollution is result of misallocation of resources and is easily managed.
Questions that must be addressed. If these limits do exist, have they been measured correctly or, as Simon argues, has the Beyond the Limits team been rather myopic in the way they treat resources. Many environmental problems involve a considerable degree of uncertainty about the severity of the problem and the effectiveness of possible solutions. Can the economic and political systems work together to eradicate poverty while respecting our obligations to future generations. In the less-industrialized nations.