Fundamentally transforming the foundations of the economy is the biggest contribution we can make towards building a sustainable future. The current economic crisis may be painful, but it will be nothing compared with the crises we will face if we continue to grow in a way that threatens the life-support systems on which we rely
Jonathon PorrittWe're never going to scare people into living more sustainably! We have to be able to demonstrate just how dynamic and aspirational such a world could be
Jonathon PorrittA combination of very rapid population growth over the last 50 years and reckless economic growth during the same time has stored up massive problems for societies the world over. No nation is immune. The scientific evidence tells us all we need to know: carry on with business-as-usual growth-at-all-costs, and we're stuffed
Jonathon PorrittWe need to move away from crass, consumption-driven materialism by de-materialising status
Jonathon Porritt