Pragmatic environmentalism
Fran Walton
The Futures Company
Consumers may say they are environmentally aware, but they are motivated to act by cost-saving opportunities and a natural dislike of wastefulness, not by a ‘green’ agenda
Concern about the environment came sharply into focus in the mid-2000s through the impact of real climatic events and with growing evidence about the potential impacts that climate change will have on our way of life.
All the same, it is notable how long it is since we saw the shock messages of the Stern Report in 2006 and Al Gore's InconvenientTruth. While environmental...