Dalian 2011 - New Frontiers of Consumption

[DeletedDelusion]

I think Chandran Nair was the best speaker on the pannel, he raised some really interesting issues.

[mrzack888]

the cheeky indian dude is good. he makes some good points.

[mrzack888]

this female translator's voice is sexy

[7evensky]

Post 4

But do the governments think in the right mind frame? Should they be the one to change their views, values and believes before taking on this task? I believe it’s necessary to address such concerns first before pressing forward. Otherwise it will be like running Windows 7 on IBM 5150 PC, it is not going to work and it will crash.

[7evensky]

Post 3

Yes, consumption should be democratised but the source of resources should be centralised. One of the major stakeholders in this issue to be effect are industrialists, governments need to find a way for collaboration with them, if history has shown one thing its that when profits of the orthodox industrialists start to shrink general public is the one to suffer.

[7evensky]

Post 2

We don’t have technology that will allow us to sustain the demand of such a mass population but however we do have technology to change the perception of how and how much should be consumed, which is required to atleast support sustainability of the world consumption. I support the view of Chandran Nair and Dara O'Rourke, that there is a need for total transformation and redefinition of consumption.

[7evensky]

Post 1

Adopting psychology of centralisation is the way to go; it’s a logical step in the evolution of progress, it provides for a greater degree of control and delivers greater efficiency. But even centralisation has its limits. General public needs to develop a new attitude towards consumption and responsible use of recourses. Sustainable consumption is difficult task to achieve with today’s world population climbing over 6.96 billion and reaching 7 billion in the nearest future.