There is an old belief that solving environmental problems can only be achieved by first building enough economic wealth so we can 'afford to save the environment.' This 'Kuznets Curve' thinking has never been correct and must be abandoned once… — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
By decarbonizing the global economy and limiting climate change, world leaders can unleash a wave of innovation, support the emergence of new industries and… — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
Just as we demand that our governments address risks associated with terrorism or epidemics, we should put concerted pressure on them to act now… — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
Fundamentally, we need a mind-shift that reconnects our development to the biosphere to ensure good and safe lives for all in the future. — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
Either we leave our descendants an endowment of zero poverty, zero fossil-fuel use, and zero biodiversity loss, or we leave them facing a tax… — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
Under stable and incremental conditions, a free-market economy spurs entrepreneurship, ensures efficiency, and generates wealth. Those conditions no longer apply. — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
Decarbonization has already begun, and the appeal of a fossil-fuel-free world is growing - not only because it would limit climate change, but also… — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
Managing forests, rivers, grasslands, and coral reefs in sustainable ways makes them more resilient and increases their ability to absorb greenhouse gases, which is… — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
The number of children in the world is not growing, and so we eventually have a chance to stabilize the population at around 10… — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
There is an old belief that solving environmental problems can only be achieved by first building enough economic wealth so we can 'afford to… — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
We see evidence that lakes and forests and wetlands can have different equilibria - so you have a savanna system that may be stable… — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
Global sustainability is now the only avenue to future inclusive progress that can deliver the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris climate agreement. — Johan Rockstrom Copy Share Image
