Thriving Neighbourhoods on One Planet

Twenty years since the first world summit

UN Rio+20 World Summit on Sustainable Development , June 2012

“Our biggest challenge this new century is to take an idea that seems abstract – sustainable development – and turn it into a reality for the world’s people”

Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General,

The Challenge

Creating a sense of place and community

Global Ecological Footprint

Global Footprint Network

Our Ecological Budget

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Footprints of different countries

Global target - 1.7 hectares per person

Mozambique - 0.6China - 1.6South Africa - 2.3UK - 5.6Australia - 7.0USA - 9.6

Ecological Footprint - Lifestyles

If everyone on earth had European patterns of consumption, we would need 3 planets to support us.

If everyone had Australian lifestyles we would need 4 planets.

BedZED – making it easy to reduce footprint

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Energy Saving

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City Car Club and Electric Vehicles

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Transport Saving

Easy Recycling

Waste Saving

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Local Food

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One Planet Principles

One Planet Sutton

With is being achieved now…..

New cities

New landscapes

A green growth economy

Melbourne - WestWyck

Working together….

To create places, products, services, policies to

Make it is easy, attractive and affordable

for people to lead happy and healthy lives

within a fair share of the Earth’s resources.

Planetary BoundariesClimate Change

Ozone Depletion

Ocean Acidification

Freshwater Cycle

Land Use

Nitrogen Cycle

Phosphorus Cycle

Biodiversity Loss

Creating unique places to live work and play