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WCED (1987) – Copenhagen (2009): Will we ever take the environment seriously?
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I wrote about Copenhagen on August the 27th predicting that the summit would just be a re-run of environmental commissions, conferences and summits before, such as the WCED in 1987.
Summit is not right with this Copenhagen Summit « My Liberal Democrat Political Ramblings… 2009
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However, we still feel it is necessary to have commissions after commissions, with the Copenhagen agreement being seen as, like the WCED 1987 was, the final chance to save the environment.
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WCED (1987) – Copenhagen (2009): Will we ever take the environment seriously?
An isolated female in a Lib Dem world… « My Liberal Democrat Political Ramblings… 2009
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Gro Harlem Brundtland is again charring the commission as she did the WCED, it seems as though history is repeating itself, with little learnt.
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John Prescott has been a useful reminder of the WCED (1987) conception of sustainable development, as he rightly reminded the rich countries of their obligation to the poorer countries in achieving a sustainable society:
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This argument was however, taken over by the 1987 WCED (World Commission on Environment and Development) definition of sustainable development, which saw environment and economic development as compatible.
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WCED (1987) – Copenhagen (2009): Will we ever take the environment seriously?
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The Limits to Growth argument has returned in deep ecologist movements, but the WCED definition of sustainable development remains central to political discussions around the environment.
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WCED (1987) – Copenhagen (2009): Will we ever take the environment seriously?
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