Environment And Sustainable Development — Economics STD 12 Humanities & Commerce — Question

Affluence means economic well-being. Trap is something in which we get caught and we cannot escape out of it. Affluence trap means environmental degradation trap. With affluence or economic well-being more natural resources are used up causing environmental problems. In rich countries, high level of consumption associated with high level of income is using up natural resources at a fast pace. As a consequence, these countries are getting trapped in a situation of severe environmental degradation.