“E’ verosimile che la crescita economica basata sul continuo uso di  risorse naturali, petrolio, minerali, foreste, agricoltura intensiva, e la conseguente produzione di scorie, rifiuti, inquinamento, il tutto spinto dall’aumento esponenziale della popolazione, possano continuare all’infinito e garantire perpetuo benessere?”

“It is likely that economic growth based on the continued use of natural resources, oil, minerals, forests, intensive agriculture, and the consequent production of slag, waste, pollution, all driven by the exponential increase in population, can continue indefinitely and guarantee perpetual well-being?”

“Est il possible que la croissance économique basée sur l’utilisation continue des ressources naturelles, le pétrole, les minéraux, les forêts, l’agriculture intensive, et la production de déchets, la pollution, le tout motivé par l’augmentation exponentielle de la population, puissent continuer indéfiniment et garantir le bien-être perpétuel?”

LUCA MERCALLI