We're never going to scare people into living more sustainably! We have to be able to demonstrate just how dynamic and aspirational such a world could be
Interpretation
Inspiring people to adopt sustainable practices requires positivity and vision, not fear.
This quote emphasizes that fear tactics are ineffective in promoting sustainable living. Instead, it advocates for a more aspirational approach, highlighting the potential benefits and dynamic possibilities of a sustainable future. By showcasing the positive aspects of sustainable living, we can inspire others to embrace this lifestyle change willingly.
In practice
In a presentation about environmental awareness, you could use this quote to inspire your audience.
The collapse of the world's banking system and the impending disaster of accelerating climate change are not separate phenomena. They are simply the most visible symptoms of a particular model of capitalism that will bring civilisation to its knees. But those symptoms will not get sorted unless and until we commit to a radical transformation of the way we create and distribute wealth in the world today
Any regeneration project that fails to put environmental and social benefits at its very heart is unlikely to achieve anything more than a very short-lived spasm of spurious prosperity
As more and more people wake up to the fact that further growth does not necessarily bring improvements in quality of life (and often exactly the opposite), sustainability is going to become one of the key characteristics with which places want to be associated.
...the core values that underpin sustainable development - interdependence, empathy, equity, personal responsibility and intergenerational justice - are the only foundation upon which any viable vision of a better world can possibly be constructed
The future will be green, or not at all
You don't think you'll live past it and you don't really. The person you were is gone. But the half of you that's still alive wakes up one day and takes over again.
I travel all the time, but when I come back to the South, I see such progress. In a real sense, a great deal of the South has been redeemed. People feel freer, more complete, more whole, because of what happened in the movement.
How do you move on? You move on when your heart finally understands that there is no turning back.
You cannot expect to achieve new goals or move beyond your present circumstances unless you change.
The boomers' biggest impact will be on eliminating the term 'retirement' and inventing a new stage of life... the new career arc.
If no one ever broke the rules, then we'd never advance.
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