If we don’t succeed on the climate change agenda, we risk getting feedbacks that undermine everything else. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
We’ve moved from a small world on a big planet to a big world on a small planet. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
During the Holocene, we undoubtedly altered our environment significantly, clearing land, diverting water and building great cities. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
The number of children in the world is not growing, and so we eventually have a chance to stabilize the population at around 10 billion. We have the technology and wherewithal to feed and provide energy for this many people. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
There is no such thing as a Fourth Industrial Revolution with 9 billion thriving co-citizens in the world if it is accomplished on linear economic principles. We need a transition to circular economic principles and practice. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
To reduce the risk of a global environmental catastrophe, and to avoid reversing the course of human progress, the world must urgently bend the curve of global emissions away from fossil fuels. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
There is an old belief that solving environmental problems can only be achieved by first building enough economic wealth so we can ‘afford to save the environment.’ This ‘Kuznets Curve’ thinking has never been correct and must be abandoned once and for all if we are serious about economic development for a thriving humanity on Earth. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
Under stable and incremental conditions, a free-market economy spurs entrepreneurship, ensures efficiency, and generates wealth. Those conditions no longer apply. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
It is essential to ensure that the Fourth Industrial Revolution is a sustainable one for people and planet. It could even drive greater innovation, not only for short-term benefits and solutions for human wealth but also long-term solutions that benefit all and enable planetary stability. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
World leaders need to realize that the cost of transforming the global energy system is far less than coping with the consequences of burning the planet’s remaining fossil fuels. Johan Rockstrom Read Quote
