In our view, sustainable development means that at some time in the not to distant future our only planet will be able to continue to exist in a more stable manner.
In our view this means that the world population should not go on increasing unless there is significant changes to our use of resources and we drastically reduce emmissions and deforestation.
What this implies is a new look at what our economies mean - rather than relying on new construction of housing and infrastructure to cater for increasing population and urbanization.
There is a huge challenge for our political leaders to create a global community and work towards a new normal to sustain our planet.
We all need to grasp the enormity of this challenge and be prepared to reduce the impacts of our aspirations and lifestyle.
Two starting links are:
- United Nations - Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG Knowledge Hub
United Nations - Sustainable Development Goals
Link: https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/climate-action/
SDG Knowledge Hub
Link: https://sdg.iisd.org/