Acharya Prashant responds to a question about the connection between spirituality, climate change, and the concept of degrowth. He begins by defining duality as the feeling that there are two truths: oneself and the world, with both being incomplete and dependent on each other. This sense of incompleteness drives a person to seek fulfillment by exploiting the world, which is the root of the problem. He asserts that climate change is fundamentally a crisis of consumption. This crisis stems from humans being so incomplete, hurt, and restless that they seek happiness at any cost, leading them to exploit everything around them—their bodies, relationships, animals, forests, and the atmosphere. The speaker clarifies that the climate crisis is not caused by the minor actions of ordinary individuals, who can relieve themselves of that guilt. Nature has a perfect balance of agents that emit and absorb carbon, but humanity has crossed all limits, with atmospheric carbon levels rising from 280 ppm to 440 ppm at an accelerating rate. He points out that this is not the fault of the common person; the richest 10% of the world's population are responsible for 90% of carbon emissions, with the wealthiest 1% contributing 30-40%. The problem originates primarily from the developed world and its skewed consumption patterns. Acharya Prashant suggests that the solution must be political, turning climate change into an electoral issue. He calls for electing governments prepared to tax "vulgar consumption" and the ultra-rich. The common person's indirect responsibility lies in their choice of role models. He criticizes that society's influential figures are often neither intellectual nor spiritual but are admired precisely for their immense wealth and consumption. People aspire to consume as much as their role models, which is a result of a dualistic life philosophy and flawed education. The very concept of a "good life" and "happiness" has become carbon-intensive. He concludes by noting that the saving grace for many, like middle-class Indians, is that they are not yet in a position to consume excessively, but their culpability lies in admiring and following those who are destroying the planet.