Adequate Quote by Pope Benedict XVI

“When we over consume the Earth's resources, we create an economic imbalance in societies and in the world. Affluent people and affluent societies can…

— Arun Gandhi

Lack of accountability weakens the environmental and health rights of citizens; it damages peace- building and reconciliation initiatives; impedes the implementation of global health…

— Widad Akrawi

The essence of the problem is about consumption, recognizing that a society that consumes one-third of the world's resources is unsustainable. This level of…

— Winona LaDuke

The imbalance I speak of in the world, which we see manifested in wars, violence, poverty and other depressed social conditions stems from a…

— Frederick Lenz

The planet on which we live is poorly organized, many areas are overpopulated, others are reserved for a few, technology's potential is only in…

— Friedrich Durrenmatt

It is manifestly unjust that a privileged few should continue to accumulate excess goods, squandering available resources, while masses of people are living in…

— Pope John Paul II

“In many areas, too, people are having to deal with environmental problems and, with these, threats to their livelihood and worse. At the same…

— Dalai Lama XIV

For too long, humanity has acted with an outrageous lack of responsibility. We wanted everything for ourselves: greed, really. We failed to look at…

— Shari Arison

There are sufficient resources in the world for the needs of everybody, but not enough for the greed of even a significant minority.

— Millard Fuller

For far too long the world's poorest people have seen no benefit from the vast natural resources in their own backyards. It is time…

— Nick Clegg

As the great grandchildren of the industrial revolution, we have learned, at last, that the heedless pursuit of more is unsustainable and, ultimately, unfulfilling.…

— Gary Hamel

One of the issues facing us today is that there are countries where there is a serious lack of resources, the standards of living…

— Ralph Merkle