But now, for the first time, the world we made presents a. Our planets environmental future is usually described in terms of doom and despair. By 2050, we could be living in a world in which 90% of our energy comes from clean sources. The world we made is told through the words of alex mckay, a teacher looking back from 2050, to tell the story of how we got from where we are today in a pretty bad way, environmentally to a much better place in the future.
In the end it was a compromise between it being far enough away for change to be possible because if you look at the legacy of buildup of greenhouse. About the book the world we made is told through the words of alex mckay, a teacher looking back from 2050, to tell the story of how we got from where we are. Environmentalist jonathon porritts antidote to envirogloom shows the way to a sustainable lowcarbon future, in the world we made. Jonathon porritt has been a renowned figure in the world of sustainable development for the last 40 years. As founder director of forum for the future and former chair of the uk sustainable development. The world we made describes a planet that is green, fair, connected, and collaborative. This time i created a story, the diary of a 50yearold teacher, alex. Jonathon porritt on the world we made architecture agenda. A former director of friends of the earth, he is the. Based on extensive research, leading environmentalist jonathon porritt reveals how we can achieve a genuinely sustainable world by our planets future is too often described in terms of doom and despair.
He has been a longstanding campaigner against nuclear power. Heres a short article about the paperback edition of my book capitalism as if the world matters, which launches today 2007. From that realization came the world we made, a book written from the perspective of a teacher in 2050 who relates, in stories, drawings and occasional admonitions, how we got our world back from the brink of collapse to where we are now in 2050. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Porritt is a british environmentalist and writer, author most recently of the world we made phaidon 2015. Based on extensive research, leading environmentalist jonathon porritt reveals how we can achieve a genuinely sustainable world by 2050 if we act immediately. Our planets future is too often described in terms of doom and d. Capitalism as if the world matters jonathon porritt.
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