Firstly, thank you to Transition Towns for inviting me to come and talk and a special thank you to Liz Muirhead for arranging this whole thing.
Human extinction probability
So that’s the context, let’s get into what it all means…
That’s not to say we shouldn’t close it, it just means we need to know and solve the ‘knock-on’ effects of it. So that’s the concept of sustainable thinking (a very basic example), so what about the precautionary principle…
And all the impacts associated with each of these – invasive species moving – termites etc
Example of China’s rice yield – Yangtze River levels reducing – used to flood fields Water usage per person (population issue) and the degradation of fresh water Knock on effect on nuclear power production (heat wave in Europe – nuclear power at 60% capacity due to lack of water for cooling) It’s often easier to just use to funnel metaphor…
Resources that we use per person Example of Water Humans currently use the resources of 1.25 Earths So assuming we don’t go on a mass cull, we need to reduce the amount of resources we use per person. A much easier way of looking at it is the funnel metaphor…
I won’t go into any more detail here, but there’s a great resource if you want to get it…
Applies to all organisations, no matter what area
And then there’s the avoided costs…
Minimum requirement – being as bad as the law will allow you to be. And then the cost savings…
So what are the broad areas covered?...
Broad brush of the topics covered under Corporate Sustainability Cover off Sustainable Development – the oxymoron There's a great deal there, so let’s break it down a bit more…
A rather bold statement I know, but I’ll explain it…
So let’s have a quick look at the psychology behind the term…
The basic psychology The environmental preacher! We always go with the easiest thing to change – our beliefs - Give example of a guy with the V8