Category: Envisioning the sustainable future

Says the New Statesman: Such is our dependence on oil, we face a shock that will dwarf any crisis of the past. It’s a good job the government hasn’t ruled out rations – only the effort of a war economy is likely to help. It had to happen sometime. Credit to this British Newspaper, sticking…

Today 1 October, in an article in the debate section of the Swedish national daily, DN, Minister for Sustainable Development Mona Sahlin announces the government plan to break dependency on oil by 2020. This makes Sweden the first country to publicly announce its intention to break away from oil. The government intend for Sweden to…

Artist Allyson Lucca asks: If we could turn the world population into a small community of 100 people… what would it look like? And she illustrates it beautifully in sound and pictures. A reminder of what drives us who have a passion for sustainable development. Click on the link to see the presentation.

As part of mobility week a Welsh Local authority offered car owners a full year’s free use of public transport in return for them giving up their car for scrap. Some 30 people took up the offer. What I see as significant is the initiative shows us the basis of a very powerful method. People…

Prize-winning journalist (BOO.COM) Gunnar Lindstedt tells us why in Sweden oil companies, the business establishment and politicians are doing everything to hide the coming oil crisis. Due in the bookshops next month.

What do organizations need to know about the impact of liquid fuels on communities as oil prices hike and availability wanes…? For officers in the public and private sector alike, this paper describes 16 main aspects of the coming energy situation. Organisations need to consider these 16 in order to begin to craft energy depletion…

Look no further. To understand the state of the planet’s ecosystems, and how far they are threatened by collapse, and to what extent these threaten our well-being we refer you to The Millennium Assessment. It was launched by U.N. Secretary- General Kofi Annan in June 2001 and was completed in March 2005. The work of…

Dear Porena,     My name is Jon Cheek. I am a recent college graduate in Arborist Perth and I’m concerned about the environmental impact of printing millions of college textbooks every year. Although I bought used textbooks whenever possible, I frequently had to buy new textbooks to keep up with new editions or to…

If you have followed earlier discussions you will have seen we believe that asking the right question is essential to begin inventing for the sustainable planet. The question above was asked 34 years ago by John Jeavons. Today he has, according to his own view, 98% of all he needs to know to answer this…