"The ultimate recession": a recession caused not by failed regulation and bankers' greed, but by very high oil prices, food and water shortages, disappearing forests, accelerating climate change, forced migration and mass civil disruption...The long and the short of it, unfortunately, is this: more politicians still believe that economic recovery depends on continuing to live beyond our means (financially and ecologically) than on learning to live within our means. And that's why the ultimate "Perfect Storm" recession still looms on the horizon
I am unapologetic about asking people to connect up their own responsibility for their total environmental footprint and how they decide to procreate… - Jonathon Porritt
I am unapologetic about asking people to connect up their own responsibility for their total environmental footprint and how they decide to procreate…
- Jonathon Porritt
The future will be green, or not at all. This truth lies at the heart of humankind's most pressing challenge: to learn to live in harmony with the Ea… - Jonathon Porritt
The future will be green, or not at all. This truth lies at the heart of humankind's most pressing challenge: to learn to live in harmony with the Ea…
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 opp… - Jonathon Porritt
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 opp…
Humankind's greatest priority is to reintegrate with the natural world. - Jonathon Porritt
Humankind's greatest priority is to reintegrate with the natural world.
If something is sustainable, it means we can go on doing it indefinitely. If it isn't, we can't - Jonathon Porritt
If something is sustainable, it means we can go on doing it indefinitely. If it isn't, we can't
Many ideas have struggled over the centuries to dominate the planet. Fascism. Communism. Democracy. Religion. But only one has achieved total suprema… - Jonathon Porritt
Many ideas have struggled over the centuries to dominate the planet. Fascism. Communism. Democracy. Religion. But only one has achieved total suprema…
It's not enough simply to wear the badge of corporate responsibility. Business must accept that real change is the only response to climate change an… - Jonathon Porritt
It's not enough simply to wear the badge of corporate responsibility. Business must accept that real change is the only response to climate change an…
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 coul… - Jonathon Porritt
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 coul…
...the core values that underpin sustainable development - interdependence, empathy, equity, personal responsibility and intergenerational justice - … - Jonathon Porritt
...the core values that underpin sustainable development - interdependence, empathy, equity, personal responsibility and intergenerational justice - …
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