We desperately need some new thinking today about systems of global governance. We're stuck with the same obsolete, ignore-the-earth institutions that were brough into being after the 2nd World War, and they're now failing us ever more catastropically. Wild Law shows just how radical we now need to be in creating new institutions that are genuinely 'fit for purpose' in the 21st Century.
Jonathon PorrittIt's not enough simply to wear the badge of corporate responsibility. Business must accept that real change is the only response to climate change and other environmental crises
Jonathon PorrittKeeping people on side is a precondition of making any progress on sustainability issues
Jonathon PorrittWe need to move away from crass, consumption-driven materialism by de-materialising status
Jonathon PorrittPeace, non-violence, human rights and the environment - if only everybody saw these as the seamless whole that they are
Jonathon Porritt"The ultimate recession": a recession caused not by failed regulation and bankers' greed, but by very high oil prices, food and water shortages, disappearing forests, accelerating climate change, forced migration and mass civil disruption...The long and the short of it, unfortunately, is this: more politicians still believe that economic recovery depends on continuing to live beyond our means (financially and ecologically) than on learning to live within our means. And that's why the ultimate "Perfect Storm" recession still looms on the horizon
Jonathon Porritt