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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/the-collapse-of-the-world-s-banking-system-and-the-impending-disaster/)

[Jonathon Porritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathon-porritt/)

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## More by Jonathon Porritt

> [Fundamentally transforming the foundations of the economy is the biggest contribution we can make towards building a sustainable future. The current economic crisis may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/fundamentally-transforming-the-foundations-of-the-economy-is-the/)

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> [I think we will work our way towards a position that says that having more than two children is irresponsible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/i-think-we-will-work-our-way-towards-a-position-that-says-that-having/)

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> [Many ideas have struggled over the centuries to dominate the planet. Fascism. Communism. Democracy. Religion. But only one has achieved total supremacy. Its compulsive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/many-ideas-have-struggled-over-the-centuries-to-dominate-the-planet/)

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> [What may be possible for a minority of humankind, albeit at great cost, simply cannot work for the humankind. Our kind of progress depends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/what-may-be-possible-for-a-minority-of-humankind-albeit-at-great-cost/)

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> [Peace, non-violence, human rights and the environment - if only everybody saw these as the seamless whole that they are](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/peace-non-violence-human-rights-and-the-environment-if-only-everybody/)

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> [As more and more people wake up to the fact that further growth does not necessarily bring improvements in quality of life (and often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/as-more-and-more-people-wake-up-to-the-fact-that-further-growth-does/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/it-s-not-enough-simply-to-wear-the-badge-of-corporate-responsibility/)

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> [Humankind's greatest priority is to reintegrate with the natural world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/humankind-s-greatest-priority-is-to-reintegrate-with-the-natural-world/)

[Jonathon Porritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/i-am-unapologetic-about-asking-people-to-connect-up-their-own/)

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> [...the core values that underpin sustainable development - interdependence, empathy, equity, personal responsibility and intergenerational justice - are the only foundation upon which any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/the-core-values-that-underpin-sustainable-development-interdependence/)

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> [We are now running out of time, and the question now is not what is happening to the climate, but how bad will it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/we-are-now-running-out-of-time-and-the-question-now-is-not-what-is/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/the-future-will-be-green-or-not-at-all-this-truth-lies-at-the-heart/)

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> [We need to move away from crass, consumption-driven materialism by de-materialising status](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/we-need-to-move-away-from-crass-consumption-driven-materialism-by-de/)

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> [The 'Big Green Debate' has entered a very interesting stage. Once there was endless controversy; now there is near unanimity. Once there was universal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/the-big-green-debate-has-entered-a-very-interesting-stage-once-there/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathon-porritt/we-re-never-going-to-scare-people-into-living-more-sustainably-we/)

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