Environment Quote by Jonathon Porritt

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Fundamentally transforming the foundations of the economy is the biggest contribution we can make towards building a sustainable future. The current economic crisis may…

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I think we will work our way towards a position that says that having more than two children is irresponsible.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Humankind's greatest priority is to reintegrate with the natural world.

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I am unapologetic about asking people to connect up their own responsibility for their total environmental footprint and how they decide to procreate and…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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We need to move away from crass, consumption-driven materialism by de-materialising status

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