“Prosperity consists in our ability to flourish as human beings - within the ecological limits of a finite planet. The challenge for our society is to create the conditions under which this is possible. It is the most urgent task of our times.” HumansChallengesHuman BeingsAbilityConditionsPlanetsLimitsTasksProsperityOur TimeOur SocietyFiniteUrgentEcological Book:Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet Source: Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet
“Today we find ourselves faced with the imminent end of the era of cheap oil, the prospect (beyond the recent bubble) of steadily rising commodity prices, the degradation of forests, lakes and soils, conflicts over land use, water quality, fishing rights and the momentous challenge of stabilising concentrations of carbon in the global atmosphere.” EndsUseTodayGrowthWaterChallengesQualityRightsLandConflictOilForestsErasAtmosphereRisingSoilLakesFishingConcentrationBubblesConsumptionCommodityCarbonDegradationLand UseCommodity PricesWater Quality Author:Tim Jackson
