The Limits to Growth (report)

The Limits to Growth is a 1972 report that used computer models to examine how human activities—such as resource use, population growth, and industrial output—interact with Earth's finite planet. It warns that if current trends continue, we may face environmental and economic limits, leading to setbacks like resource shortages, pollution, and ecological collapse. The report emphasizes the need for sustainable development, encouraging changes that balance growth with the planet’s capacity to support life, to avoid potentially crisis-driven scenarios in the future.