A green economic vision for Europe, Philip Lamberts, part 1

Philip Lambert's speech about green economy during the congress of the Greek Green Party, in Athens, March 2008.
Η ομιλία του Φιλίπ Λαμπέρ για την πράσινη οικονομία στο συνέδριο των Οικολόγων πράσινων στην Αθήνα, Μάρτιος 2008
The Green economic vision

The European Greens believe that human activity should take into consideration that we are part of a rich yet finite, interdependent and fragile ecosystem. Within this context we view the economy as a tool, and not an objective in itself. The ultimate goal of the economic activity is to meet the basic needs and to contribute to a better quality of life for all, now and in the future.

We can only have a healthy economy when the earth is healthy. Present generations do not own the earth, but use it and hold it in trust on behalf of future generations. Sustainable development meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the needs of the future generations.

A green economic vision puts social and environmental justice and equity within nations and between nations at the centre. This includes a just use of the earth's resources and reversing the trend of widening the gap between the rich and the poor. We seek to reduce the inequalities in the distribution of power and access to resources. Every person has the right to meet their basic needs: clean air, water, food, soil, shelter, energy, health, freedom. Every human being has a right to solidarity, democracy, self determination, autonomy, responsibility, dignity, self fulfillment. The economy should enhance well being rather and not detract from it.

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