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1 – In the 1960s …………………. began to doubt whether endless economic growth is possible at all.

2 – In the early 1970s, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology stated that the number of people, the area of arable land, the amount of minerals extracted and also the economy as a whole, …………… grow indefinitely on a finite planet Earth.

3 – Economic and social progress over the last century has been accompanied by …………………………. that is endangering the systems on which our survival depends.

4 – From the second half of the 1980s, the United Nations (UN) started to present the idea of harmonious economic, environmental, and social development or ……………………

5 – A sustainable economic model assumes that economic growth is ……… from the use of natural resources.

6 – In 2015, the 193 countries adopted action plan for implementation principles of sustainable development, ………………….., that consists of 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

7 – The overarching goal of the Agenda 2030 is to eradicate poverty everywhere and to ensure a dignified and good quality of life for all, while respecting the capabilities of the ………….