What do you believe is the single most important factor driving up the cost of living in Nigeria?

Humanity's rapacious consumption is more than Earth and its climate can handle, which is driving an ecological crisis. Australians are the worst offenders per person due to our excessive resource use.

At the same time, people in some parts of the world lack the material goods to meet their basic needs, while many people in wealthier societies have more than enough to live comfortably.

That's where the concept of "sufficiency" can help. It's a policy approach gaining momentum around the world. It aims to avoid demand for energy, materials, land and water, and ensure well-being for all humans, while staying within planetary boundaries.

What does this mean in practice? Workplaces closer to homes, public transport systems that everyone can access and afford, and reducing cars on the road. Sharing building spaces. Providing enough housing, goods, clothing and food to meet our needs, but not exceed them.

What is 'sufficiency'?

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