Better man Quote by Klaus Topfer

Although population and consumption are societal issues, technology is the business of business. If economic activity must increase tenfold over what it is today…

— Stuart L. Hart

We have a basic notion that unless we find a solution for environmental problems, we will not achieve sustainable growth in the coming years

— Hiroyuki Watanabe

Our population and our use of the finite resources of planet Earth are growing exponentially, along with our technical ability to change the environment…

— Stephen Hawking

Like our finances, humankind is living with a growing ecological deficit but the solution is different. The deficit will worsen with dangerous consequences unless…

— Phil Harding

Admittedly, we must move ahead with the development of our land resources. Likewise, our technology must be refined. But in the long run life…

— Stewart Udall

We assume that everything's becoming more efficient, and in an immediate sense that's true; our lives are better in many ways. But that improvement…

— Paul Hawken

... it is clear that our survival and the salvaging of our environment are dependent on more technology, not less.

— Samuel Florman

As more and more people wake up to the fact that further growth does not necessarily bring improvements in quality of life (and often…

— Jonathon Porritt

Presumably, technology has made man increasingly independent of his environment. But, in fact, technology has merely substituted nonrenewable resources for renewables, which is more…

— Herman E. Daly

Addressing the climate and biodiversity crises requires us to radically change our economic models, moving away from economic growth as the over-riding measure of…

— Caroline Lucas

Sustainable development is a fundamental break that's going to reshuffle the entire deck. There are companies today that are going to dominate in the…

— Francois-Henri Pinault

All of our current environmental problems are unanticipated harmful consequences of our existing technology. There is no basis for believing that technology will miraculously…

— Jared Diamond