Acharya Prashant explains that duality is the fundamental feeling of being incomplete and dependent on the world for fulfillment. This sense of lack leads individuals to exploit nature, animals, and resources in a desperate search for happiness. He characterizes climate change as a crisis of consumption driven by human agony and illusion. Mankind's pursuit of fleeting pleasure results in the plunder of the environment, which is a direct consequence of a flawed philosophy of life that equates success with the ability to consume.