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the new economics foundation
• an independent ‘think and do’ tank that inspires and
demonstrates real economic well-being
• aims to improve quality of life by promoting innovative
solutions that challenge mainstream thinking on
economic, environmental and social issues
• we work in partnership and put people and the planet
first
www.neweconomics.org
If every country had the
UK’s level of consumption,
there would need to be 3.1
planets like earth to cope
with the demand – and we
only have one.
Does this make sense?
• In any one year we lose the equivalent
amount of energy necessary to heat every
home in the UK
• One third of all food bought home in the
UK buy ends up in the dustbin.
• Methane from landfill accounts for three
per cent of the UK's climate change
emissions.
Is there another way?
• We have a choice to live differently
• Use the resources of this world more
wisely
• Save money and secure a more
sustainable future
Taking Action
GLOBAL CHOICES
LOCAL CHOICES
Our Sustainable Neighbourhood:
an environmental tool for enterprising communities
Our Sustainable Neighbourhood
• Understand where energy, water and
consumer products come from and where
they end up from our community.
• Generate ideas for action on how to more
effectively use and re-use local renewable
resources and reduce our impact on the
environment.
Our Sustainable Neighbourhood