Anoopc79/Shutterstock A holy grail of environmental policy is an economy that delivers prosperity without requiring the ever-increasing consumption of raw materials. Increasing incomes while reducing environmental pressures hinges on the “decoupling” of energy emissions from economic growth. Some countries in the global economy are moving in the right direction. But this good news can be misleading. Our new study takes a long-term (50 years) look at the economy in over 100 countries, and an eve