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
And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been
How could I look my grandchildren in the eye and say I knew what was happening to the world and did nothing.
I wanted to go to Washington to bring people together who had never been together before. I wanted to break down the barriers between races.
We're not short of movements proclaiming that a different world is possible, but unless we can coordinate them into an international movement, capitalism just laughs at all these little organisations.
Expect change. Analyze the landscape. Take the opportunities. Stop being the chess piece; become the player. It's your move.
Out of the rack and ruin of our gangster death, The rape and rot of graft, and stealth, and lies, We, the people, must redeem The land, the mines, the plants, the rivers. The mountains and the endless plain-- All, all the stretch of these great green states-- And make America again!
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