Acharya Prashant explains that man's state is one of being hungry and dissatisfied, leading to a desire to consume. Not knowing what will bring happiness or quench his thirst, man tries to consume everything, sparing nothing. This behavior stems from a deep inner unrest, compelling him to try all possible ways to find fulfillment. This man operates from a mode of thinking that lays no emphasis on understanding oneself and is instead preoccupied with the outer world. He avoids looking at the self, or the ego, because it is not interesting, tedious, and can be humiliating. It is easier to philosophize about external things like money, nations, and modes of production than to look at oneself. The speaker identifies three categories of things that man, in his outward search for happiness, encounters and consumes: other human beings, man-made objects, and the natural world. He asserts that man has been doing this since he became conscious. When man consumes other humans, the result is overpopulation. When he consumes man-made objects, he guzzles fossil fuels for energy. When he consumes the natural world, it leads to things like deforestation and the destruction of ecosystems. These three types of consumption are what drive climate change in its totality. The very basis of climate change is the constitution of man himself. It is not a specific activity of man that leads to climate change; rather, the very way man is constituted makes him bound to destroy everything. The speaker concludes that man, as he is, *is* climate change. It is not merely man-made; it is man's compulsion. Man cannot help but cause climate change because of the great void in his heart, which he tries to plug with the entire universe.