Umweltschutz in einer globalisierten Welt - European Higher

Feb 21, 2006 - 2010. 2015. 2020. 2025. 2030. 2035. 2040. 2045. 2050. $USbn. China. US. Japan. Germany. UK. France. Italy. India. EU-4. World GDP growth ...
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European Higher Education for Sustainable Development Brussels 21 February 2006

NGOs and Academics as Partners Tony Long Director, WWF European Policy Office, Brussels

Population

50000

China

40000

US Japan

30000

Germany UK

20000

France

10000

Italy 2050

2045

2040

2035

2030

2025

2020

2015

2010

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$USbn

World GDP growth

India EU-4

Dreaming With BRICs: The Path to 2050 (Goldman Sachs)

The Sustainability Challenge • The footprint shows that we have clear environmental limits • Our biosphere's thermodynamic system is far from equilibrium - and therefore two stark choices: • Either rise to footprint challenge of human beings living peaceful comfortable lives on our biological life-support system on less than 2ha per capita • Or the alternative - resource conflicts and geopolitical instability

NGOs and Academics as Partners • The sustainability analysis is now becoming more widely shared • Energy supply and security challenges are becoming a proxy for sustainable development • Solutions for ‘One Planet Living’ are at a premium • Academic institutions must provide government, business and NGO leaders and managers equipped for the challenge • The NGO world must be able to offer career paths to attract the brightest and the best