Lester Brown 
Biography
Founder of Worldwatch Institute from United States
Lester Brown is an American environmentalist. He’ s the founder and former President of the Worldwatch Institute, the first research institute devoted to the analysis of global environmental issues, and founder and President of the Earth Policy Institute, which aims to provide a vision of a sustainable economy.
Dr Brown has authored or co-authored over 50 books on global environmental issues, including” Who Will Feed China?” and his most recent book “Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization”. HE is the recipient of the 1987 UN Environment Prize and The Washington Post has called him “one of the world’s most influential thinkers.”
Videos
Lester Brown
Can biofuels be sustainable?
Dr Brown explains that higher oil prices mean biofuels are now economically competitive. The sector is seeing huge growth as a result. But as more food crops are transformed into…
Recorded: 6 February 2006
Lester Brown
What are different crops used for biofuels?
Lester Brown predicts a massive growth in demand for the crops that produce biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel. These include soya beans, rapeseed (canola), sugarcane and…
Recorded: 6 February 2006
Lester Brown
Does population growth matter?
In a number of developed countries populations are now in decline. This is problematic in that it raises dependency ratios, but it can be managed by adjusting the age of retirement.…
Recorded: 6 February 2006
Lester Brown
What’s wrong with buying bottled water?
Lester Brown draws our attention to the wasteful nature of bottled water. Tap water in most countries is perfectly OK to drink. Many public water supplies, in fact, are of better…
Recorded: 6 February 2006
Lester Brown
What is the future for World food supplies? (Part One)
In this two-part series Lester Brown looks at two environmental trends, aquifer depletion and rising temperatures. He focuses primarily on the long-term implications these have…
Recorded: 1 December 2004
Lester Brown
What is the future for World food supplies? (Part 2)
In this two-part series Lester Brown looks at two environmental trends, aquifer depletion and rising temperatures. He focuses primarily on the long-term implications these have…
Recorded: 1 December 2004
Lester Brown
Can we restructure the economy to make it more sustainable?
In the first clip in this two-part series, Lester Brown talks about the issues he addresses in his book ‘Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress.’ In the book he examines…
Recorded: 1 December 2004
Lester Brown
Can we restructure the economy to make it more sustainable? (part 2)
In this second clip, Lester Brown suggests what can be done if world leaders are to get serious about climate change. The first step would be to phase out old-fashioned incandescent…
Recorded: 1 December 2004
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