So would it be better to ditch the concept of sustainable development altogether?

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"All appear committed to the concept of sustainable development - they talk the talk about responsibility to future generations to varying degrees - but it is remarkable how little is made of protecting and improving the environment as an opportunity, not a burden, " Mr Pepper said.

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These four principles illustrate that the concept of sustainable development in the Earth Charter embraces the view that the problems of poverty, environmental degradation, ethnic and religious conflict, and social injustice are all interdependent, and that policies that address one problem can impact and improve other issues.

UNESCO: Understanding sustainable development

Liberal Democrat Lord Greaves tabled an amendment which would have forced the bill to include a more stringent commitment to promoting sustainable development, with a stricter definition of the concept.

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