Lecture given by Bishop George Browning Oxford England August 2009.

…The dominant economic narrative of our time is one of exponential growth. Without growth, so we are told, we face recession or depression. Economic growth has reaped enormous prosperity for those of us who live in the West. We are at least twice as prosperous as our grandparents were 50 and more years ago. However it is not rocket science to understand that exponential growth, based upon an expanded exploitation of natural resources is simply not sustainable in the long term. If all the world were to enjoy the life style enjoyed by most in the west,  a life style and level of development which the Chinese and Indians rightly tell us they are morally entitled to, we need much more than one planet….

The Full Article can be found here:http://acen.anglicancommunion.org/resources/docs/Christian responses to Climate Environmental issues.pdf