"We only have one planet."

12761136-earth-globe-cloud-map-side-of-the-asia-and-australiaWe are now consuming more than 150% of what the planet can regenerate. That means we are now consuming one and a half planets. How can that be sustainable, and what will we leave to the next generation? We only have one planet. The policy seems to be let’s get what we can now and let our children clean up the act later!

Sombath Somphone, from his keynote speech at the Asia-Europe People’s Forum, October, 2012

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