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There are moments in history when societies discuss ideas. And there are moments when they are forced to make choices. When we talk about sustainability policies, we are no longer in the time of ideas; we are in the time of choices. And difficult choices.<\/h5>\n

Because what is at stake today is not only the environment. It is the economic model. It is the way we organise production and consumption. It is the social cohesion of our democracies. And, increasingly, it is the very sovereignty of States.
\nBut before all this, what is truly at stake is people. The way they live, work, move around, feed themselves; the way they can, or cannot, make it to the end of the month; the way they look at the future of their children. Sustainability is not an abstract exercise in economic engineering; it is the way we ensure that each person can live with dignity on a finite planet… read more.<\/a><\/p>\n

Paper produced as part of the project \u2018Global Challenges for Development<\/a>\u2019, implemented by the Club of Lisbon in collaboration with PCS \u2013 Platform for Sustainable Growth<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Autonomous University of Lisbon<\/a>, with co-financing from\u00a0Cam\u00f5es \u2013 Institute for Cooperation and Language I.P.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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