Stop Shopping or the Planet Will Go Pop

go pop

sth sees sth

lethal disease

big idea

struggle

over the centuries

dominate sth

all-round

achieve supremacy

compulsive shopping/eating

rob sb of sth

reason

good sense

unsustainable inequality

threaten + inf

tear apart

fabric (of the society)

cause

reach into every corner of sth

consumerism

advisor to sb/sth

shopaholic

bombard

medium

consume sth

be equated with sth/sb

fulfillment

self-identity

merely

switch to sth

ethical shopping

be weighed down with sth

brand(ing) endorsement

the likes of sb

aspiration

universal

ubiquitous

flagship store

plague of locusts

growing number

dissenting voice

seek a simpler lifestyle

kick a habit

urge sb

be central to sth

threat facing sth/sb

cannibalise

natural resources

produce emissions

carbon dioxide

result in sth

climate change

point out sth

throw away sth in rubbish

landfill

be patently unable

grow the size of sth

consumer economy

undermine sth

life support system

rethink sth

premise behind sth

in the long run

constraint on sth

emit a greenhouse gas

inevitable

satisfying

elegant

co-founder

charity

take over one’s life

unnoticed

recreational activity

be beyond the time where

transact sth

status

companionship

keep up with sb

universalized

particularly

rub off on sb

whereas

booming economic growth

explosion of sth

mixed results

rise out of poverty

severe consequence for sth/sb

privileged

be into + noun/gerund

wealthy

influential

mass consumption

spread wide

benefit + spread

purchasing power

spend noun

it’s little wonder

be seduced into sth/gerund

result from sth

pockets of resistance

in the run-up to sth

necessity

chronicle verb

be made up of sth/sb

gain members

mission

grid

non-essential

boycott sth

multiple events

meanwhile

unwanted

prevent sb + (from) + gerund

launch noun

parody verb

fundraising campaign

slice

response to sth

reasonable

human suffering

implied assumption

perverse

differently

subscribe to a view

reject sth

tired notion

thoughtfully

instantly

turn into sth

for no/some good reason

discard sth

throw away sth

inexcusable

think sth through

speculatively

chuck sth away

extraordinary

advocate sth

a return to sth

austerity

rationing

damagingly

air force

ludicrous

make a sacrifice

reduce carbon emission

know sth for sure

golden age

as far as sth is concerned

intelligently

efficiently

fraction

literacy

enable sb + inf

be blind to sth

far-flung

descend on a destination

perks

echo sth

conservation group

be out of step with sth

legal framework

economic activity

in the end

shape sth

spokesman for sb/sth

share values

thrust noun

move noun

carrier bag

scheme

incentivize

castigate

re-use

feel good about sth

green choice

rather than + gerund

monk

provide a web link to sb

make a direct donation

clutter up

now that

encourage sth in people

unnecessary

irresponsible

crack down on sb

implication

amenity pastime

raw materials

prosperity

have nostalgia fpr sth

perfectly possible

present an alternative

parsimonious

tightwad

be in a fit state + inf

drastically reduce

material demand

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