What might a sustainable society look like?
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About the video: ‘What might a sustainable society look like?’
Tony Juniper talks about the relentless pursuit of economic growth at any cost. He then suggests ways in which new economic paradigms and new kinds of globalization can help meet the needs of all people while at the same time caring for the health of the planet itself.
Total views: 2,228
Filmed: London, UK on 8 December 2004
Credits: Interviewer - Marcus Morrell Camera and Editor - Marcus Morrell
Copyright © 2004 Big Picture TV
About Tony Juniper
Tony Juniper is a campaigner, writer, sustainability adviser and environmentalist.
For the last 25 years he has worked for change toward a more sustainable society at local, national and international levels.
From 1990 he worked at Friends of the Earth as organisation’s executive director (2003-2008) and Vice Chair of Friends of the Earth International (2000-2008).
He now works as an independent sustainability and environment adviser.
He is the editor-in-chief of National Geographic Green Magazine and is author of several books, including the “Guide to the Parrots of the World” (1998), “Spix’s Macaw”(2002) and “How Many Light Bulbs Does It Take To Change A Planet?” (2007).
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