Thirty years ago, if you said the country was living beyond its means, people would have thought about economics. Now, if you talk about the country, or the planet living beyond its means, you think about the environment. We are taking out more than we are giving back. We are consuming energy, water, and other natural resources in a way that is leading to huge and often irreversible damage to the planet. So too are most other developed nations. And so too will China and India if they follow the same path of economic development as us
Turning every business into an environmental industry will involve applying new principles...first, we need to make more with less...second, we need … - David Miliband
Turning every business into an environmental industry will involve applying new principles...first, we need to make more with less...second, we need …
- David Miliband
Consuming three planets' worth of resources when in fact we have one is the environmental equivalent of childhood obesity - eating until you make you… - David Miliband
Consuming three planets' worth of resources when in fact we have one is the environmental equivalent of childhood obesity - eating until you make you…
Everything about my politics has been about the future. - David Miliband
Everything about my politics has been about the future.
We know from history that the way wars are concluded is absolutely the key to whether or not there is any peace to be kept. - David Miliband
We know from history that the way wars are concluded is absolutely the key to whether or not there is any peace to be kept.
My advice is very simple: if you can win a small battle, it gives you confidence in the political process to take on bigger battles, and so it is ver… - David Miliband
My advice is very simple: if you can win a small battle, it gives you confidence in the political process to take on bigger battles, and so it is ver…
And the truth is, those who are terrorists only have to succeed once, and those of us who are trying to build an inclusive society have to succeed ev… - David Miliband
And the truth is, those who are terrorists only have to succeed once, and those of us who are trying to build an inclusive society have to succeed ev…
Good politics starts with empathy, proceeds to analysis, then sets out values and establishes the vision, before getting to the nitty-gritty of polic… - David Miliband
Good politics starts with empathy, proceeds to analysis, then sets out values and establishes the vision, before getting to the nitty-gritty of polic…
You know, you only get to live life once, so there are two things that that yields. One is that there's no point in crying over spilt milk, but secon… - David Miliband
You know, you only get to live life once, so there are two things that that yields. One is that there's no point in crying over spilt milk, but secon…
The clearest evidence that we are living beyond environmental means is the threat of dangerous climate change. The scale of this threat, to human lif… - David Miliband
The clearest evidence that we are living beyond environmental means is the threat of dangerous climate change. The scale of this threat, to human lif…
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