Three Challenges for the Planet - Jeffrey Sachs

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2008/07/15/Professor_Jeffrey_Sachs_on_Sustainable_Solutions

Earth Institute Director Jeffrey Sachs outlines what are, in his view, the three greatest challenges to peace the world will face over the next several years.

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One of the world's leading experts in aid and economic and sustainable development, Professor Jeffrey Sachs, gave a free public lecture at the University of Sydney on Tuesday, 15 July, 2008, to mark the opening of the University's new Institute for Sustainable Solutions.

Professor Jeffrey Sachs is Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University and the director of The Earth Institute at Columbia, an organisation that leads large-scale efforts to promote sustainability throughout the world.

Professor Sachs is one of the leading international voices for combining economic development with environmental sustainability and is also a special advisor to the United National secretary-general.

His free public lecture marks the officially opening of the University of Sydney's Institute for Sustainable Solutions - Sydney Institute

Jeffrey Sachs is Director of the Earth Institute, where he is also a professor of sustainable development. The unconventional and impassioned economist advocates combining economic development with environmental sustainability. Through the Earth Institute and as Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University, Sachs has analyzed challenges of economic development, poverty alleviation, and globalization for more than twenty years.

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[909chuck]

UNTIL FOLKS UNDERSTAND THE PLANET, UNLIKE THE UNIVERSE, IS A LIMITED RESOURCE, WE WILL POPULATE AND CONSUME TO OUR HEART'S DESIRE. ANYONE WHO THINKS OTHERWISE IS MISTAKEN.

[sabaw1172]

this guy's message is population control! Notice how he talks of darkness, desperation and sustainability bullshit...how to collect rainwater...bullshit. I know your rhetoric- the very same culture of death stuff. I came from a third world country and I've seen the likes of you and the rest who would like to curtail the population of people. Crisis, crisis...so much for the population bomb of the 70s and the Malthusian mistake.

[mizzoulibertarian]

@stex2010 what makes a distingushed public speaker? being apart of america's corrupt ruling class? do you know the type of poverty he brought about in russia during the 90's? the suffering? no you don't because sheep like you believe that because he is presented as a "distingushed speaker" by newsweek you should believe everything he say's. take a look at his favorite corporation monsanto does to the world.

[tonylee1973]

@dustyloup exactly. but so many idiots fall for him because of his "tone". he is monsanto's best friend

[mizzoulibertarian]

everyone this guy is trying to bring back conscription to the US. he and his cohorts must be stopped

[professormaxtrinity]

I believe the Earth Institute and projects like them are generating real solutions and promoting a more realistic view of our shared existence on this planet.

We are sharing what is functionally a limited system. When we wake up from our "baby making" frenzy we'll employ our free will to actually plan for the birth of our children and care for the ones already here. Both individually and collecively. This is a sign of our waking up as a whole. We can use this sign post to predict trends. peace.

[tonylee1973]

This guy works for the evil international bankers and multinationals. he puts out these whiney speeches but he is actually a shill for the people who are creating poverty. Look at what he did to the people of Bolivia and Russia. But candyass Europeans fall for his speeches. Who doesn't want to end poverty? And what has he done to end poverty?

[mocarro]

No he doesn't.

[panthershark1]

At 230 he talks bout population control, an what they dont wanna say, What could it be?

[dustyloup]

here just take our genetically modified seeds and fertilizers and everything will be OK (*snicker*). I can't stand this guy!