Licences to have babies incidentally is something that I got in trouble for some years ago for suggesting even in Canada that this might be necessary at some point, at least some restriction on the right to have a child.

One of the things that Ive always thought I would like to do is to develop an environmental index. Then people can measure their own environmental performance on an index as they do in other ways.

A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns.

My belief is that the purpose of economic life is to meet the social needs of people.

The combination of population growth and the growth in consumption is a danger that we are not prepared for and something we will need global co-operation on.

I've developed a huge regard for Toyota for its environmental awareness, for its immense commitment to research and development in this field, and for its leadership in developing hybrids which others are now following.

The real goal of the Earth Charter is that it will in fact become like the Ten Commandments.