Another factor that affects sustainability is the out-sourcing of manufactured goods, as it leads to disconnection between producer and consumer, and the later is oblivious to where the goods are manufactured, how and what carbon dioxide footprint it has left, as long as they are available to them. It has been reported that it is impossible to provide the same standard of living as in the United States (U.S.) and UK for the whole world, as it would require an extra two to four planets to supply resources, such as cropland and livestock, and absorb waste form fertilizers run-off, pesticides as well as other environmental damage. It has been reported that if China were to increase car ownership to the U.S. levels, it will loose more than half of its current rice-producing land for parking areas and new roads (Goodwin et al.,
Another factor that affects sustainability is the out-sourcing of manufactured goods, as it leads to disconnection between producer and consumer, and the later is oblivious to where the goods are manufactured, how and what carbon dioxide footprint it has left, as long as they are available to them. It has been reported that it is impossible to provide the same standard of living as in the United States (U.S.) and UK for the whole world, as it would require an extra two to four planets to supply resources, such as cropland and livestock, and absorb waste form fertilizers run-off, pesticides as well as other environmental damage. It has been reported that if China were to increase car ownership to the U.S. levels, it will loose more than half of its current rice-producing land for parking areas and new roads (Goodwin et al.,