Acharya Prashant explains that duality is the fundamental cause of the climate crisis, defining it as the false belief that the self is incomplete and must exploit the world to achieve fulfillment. He describes climate change as a crisis of consumption driven by human agony and illusion, where individuals seek fleeting happiness through the plunder of nature. He clarifies that the common man is not the primary driver of carbon emissions; rather, the richest 10% of the global population is responsible for the vast majority of the damage. He argues that while nature has mechanisms like trees and oceans to balance normal emissions, the excessive burning of oil for physical comfort and vanity has overwhelmed these systems.