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{"authorDescription":"Jonathon Porritt","bookshot2d":null,"bookshot3d":null,"bookshot3dSquare":null,"categories":[],"date":"","editionId":70725,"guid":"45662862-242d-40b4-80b4-b71f86a3f8e7","images":[],"markets":{"AUD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"45.00","show":false},"CAD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"39.95","show":false},"EUR":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"35.00","show":false},"GBP":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"24.95","show":false},"TEST":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"0.00","show":false},"USD":{"discountPrice":null,"inventory_policy":"continue","price":"39.95","show":false}},"related":[],"sku":"9780714863610","source":"BOOKs","specifications":{"binding":"Paperback","colIlls":"150","extent":"320","language":"English","lenInch":"9 5/8","lenMm":"245","weightKilo":"0.7","widthInch":"6 3/4","widthMm":"172"},"status":false,"subtitle":"Alex McKay's Story from 2050","title":"The World We Made","uri":"","webAuthorDescription":"Jonathon Porritthas been a renowned figure in the world of\r\nsustainable development for the last 40 years. A former Director of\r\nFriends of the Earth, he is the founder director of Forum for the\r\nFuture, and eminent commentator, author and broadcaster. He has been\r\nclosely involved in developing the sustainability strategies for\r\ncompanies like Unilever, Nike, Pepsi, M\u0026amp;S, Telefonica and Carillion,\r\nand is an advisor to the Prince of Wales and many other leaders in the\r\nfield.\r\n","webDescription":"","webKeywords":"","webLongDescription":"This is Alex McKay's story. It shows how the world could look in 2050, if we play our cards right. It's upbeat, dynamic – a world that works well for the vast majority of people. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e Alex is a history teacher at Ashton Vale Community College, about to move schools, and challenged by the students to leave them with a parting gift: an account of how the world has changed since Alex became a teacher in the early 2020s. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e Hence \u003cem\u003eThe World We Made\u003c/em\u003e. Part history, part personal memoir, Alex's story charts the key events, technology breakthroughs and lifestyle revolutions that make the world what it is in 2050.\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA world in which 90% of our energy comes from renewable sources, and 30% of our electricity from solar power\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA world in which standard IT devices are computing at the same rate as the human brain, and everyone loves their robots\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA world in which nanotechnology, 3D printing and biomimicry have transformed manufacturing\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA world in which personal genomics allow everyone to manage their own health, live longer and healthier, and die when they want to\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eA world in which there are still rich and poor, but the rich are poorer but happier, and the poor are richer in so many ways\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e Based on extensive factual research, leading environmentalist Jonathon Porritt describes a sustainable world that is prosperous, exciting and healthy. Invoking a future that has happened, Porritt’s indispensable vision captures a vibrant and dynamic planet that we can work towards achieving by acting right now. \u003cem\u003eThe World We Made\u003c/em\u003e takes concepts of sustainable development out of the theoretical, and makes them engaging, tangible and urgent, thereby leapfrogging increasingly polarized, environmental debates – and, importantly, offering a unique, upbeat and positive view of such debates.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e At the back of the book, a follow-up section contains ideas and information on how we personally can effect change, with links to relevant organizations, people, initiatives and campaigns, a guide to further reading, a glossary of key terms and an index for easy navigation and reference.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e All royalties from the sale of the book go to support the work of Forum for the Future, one of the world's leading non-profits working towards a sustainable future.","webReviews":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Jonathon Porritt's book dreams big, as if our future depends on it. And it does.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eRichard Branson\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;The futuristic look in \u003cem\u003eThe World We Made\u003c/em\u003e is a powerful reminder of the many global challenges we must address today if we want to create a sustainable and equitable planet in the near future. As a business leader, I am evermore convinced after reading \u003cem\u003eThe World We Made\u003c/em\u003e that building a sustainable future urgently requires collaboration, technological innovation, and a shift to sustainable lifestyles being commonplace, but above all it needs leadership.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eKees Kruythoff, president of Unilever North America\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Revealing the gift in the arms of the problem, Jonathon Porritt beautifully shows how your applied hope, fearless action, and relentless patience can turn the world we inhabit into the world we envision.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eAmory Lovins, Founder and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;Jonathon Porritt has, not for the first time, found both the facts and the spirit required for imagining a working future.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eBill McKibben, author of \u003cem\u003eOil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;In a world where doom and gloom surrounds us everywhere, Jonathon Porritt shows us that another future is possible? Jonathon is arguably more responsible for helping to create that positive future than anyone I know.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eJeffrey Hollender, Co-founder of Seventh Generation and Co-chair of Greenpeace US\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026quot;An optimistic story that depicts a world where things went right.\u0026quot;\u0026#8212;\u003cem\u003eFastCoExist.com\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\n","webShortDescription":"The visionary story of our greener, more sustainable future."}