Phil Harding
Phil Harding
land oil strategy
Peak oil: The over-populated UK's ability to feed and supply itself for our privileged lifestyle requires the land and resources of other nations. Against a background of depleting oil resources, this is a dangerous strategy
population needs saving
Large carbon and resource savings arising from efficiency and renewable energy programmes will be completely cancelled out by the added resource needs of even small population increases. Action is urgently required on both fronts to protect our life on earth
growth different use
Like our finances, humankind is living with a growing ecological deficit but the solution is different. The deficit will worsen with dangerous consequences unless we address population growth sooner rather than later. Efficiency improvements, increased use of renewable resources and less waste in themselves are no longer sufficient to put us back into credit
continuing-on humanity being-positive
Reasons to be positive. The economic downturn could be the catalyst for positive change. It should be translated into the wake-up call we need for a major change in aspirations and lifestyles to save humanity from the ecological and economic disaster that would otherwise result from continuing on the high carbon and resource depleting path we have been pursuing
world chance politician
When politicians & economists understand we live in a finite world & act accordingly then a better future has a chance
life response happens
We can't always control what happens but we can control our response
long choices environmental
The UK still has time to accelerate the take-up of renewable energy and put the nation on a path towards clean energy that is cheaper, stable and more sustainable. We have a stark choice: We can stay stuck in the last century's boom and bust approach to our economy in the way we consume energy and resources, or create a sustainable, stable and renewable energy infrastructure with the long term environmental and employment benefits that ensue
responsibility land important
Those living in rural areas as well as those with a planning policy remit for those areas have an important responsibility to protect green belt agricultural land for the wider benefit of feeding the UK into the uncertain future that we all face
children land meals
Destroying green belt agricultural land for immediate economic gain is like burning your children's inheritance to cook a single meal
economics century solutions
A stable 21st century society requires 21st century solutions not 20th century economics
mean growth essentials
The 20th Century approach to economics, resource depletion and over-consumption means we boom and bust until we bust more than we boom; that is precisely what is happening. In a low growth economy, the true meaning of resource efficiency in business and in everything we do is essential
growth growing population
Economic growth won't feed a growing population living on this finite planet
healthy employment sustainable-energy
Sustainable energy + food security + healthy environment = full employment + better future.
business excellence incentives
It's for management to enthuse & motivate employees towards excellence in service; the profit incentive doesn't last