By Kate Thompson. We don’t need to shop every weekend for the new ‘it’ product – but we do. What drives us to consume?

Reading the environmental facts is like being subjected to one of those infomercials that just won’t shut up. Every time you think it’s over, it starts up again with more bad news… The state of the environment can be pretty hard to get your head around. BUT the world isn’t completely stuffed yet. We can’t upsize it for a new one, either. We have an obligation to future generations to do the best we can.

By Callum Gay, Kate Thompson, Bella Shewan, Blaise Ramage, Courtney Richards and Paul Zoubkov

RAMPANT CONSUMERISM: Does true happiness really lie in consuming bigger, better, more? Advertisers and most people in developed countries seem to think so.