Bremley
Lyngdoh
india / uk
worldview impact
[email protected] / www.worldviewimpact.com
The vision of Worldview Impact is to create a sustainable business
for a sustainable future. By making green investments grow, in
projects that are mitigating climate change at grassroots level,
we will see sustainable livelihoods created for the poor. We have
a three-fold mission.
Firstly, to protect the environment and biodiversity through the
mitigation of climate change. Secondly, to
enable local economic growth through the
creation of sustainable livelihoods for the
poor and lastly, support social development
through poverty reduction initiatives.
What will the face of business look like
in 2020?
By 2020 the only businesses thriving will
be those that have incorporated social,
economic and environmental bottom-lines
into the core of their business. Those that
cannot meet this triple bottom-line will not
be able to stay competitive and eventually
disappear from the market.
with an annual carbon footprint of around 1 ton. I will recall the
time when it all started, 42 years before, at the climate change
negotiations of COP 16 in Cancun. Here, world leaders put a
price on the emissions of carbon and all greenhouse gases. Since
then the price of carbon had gone up from US$10 to US$500
per ton and over the years we have learned to measure it, price
it, like a tax. This has encouraged people across the planet to
produce less GHGs.
Under international climate law we also introduced legally
enforceable ‘caps’ or limits to the amounts of GHGs any one country
could emit over a year. This resulted in the transfer of appropriate
clean technologies from the developed to the developing world and
over time we have built a global green economy with no carbon
consumption or emissions.
Will the world be a more tightly bound community in 20
years, or less?
Yes, due to the fact that our economies are becoming closely
linked together. Cultural behavior is being influenced by a
global economy and is changing the patterns of production and
consumption. People will demand a greener global economy in
the years to come.
A post-carbon economy will happen when no more oil is drilled,
no more coal is mined and no more gas is piped. Any remaining
fossil fuels in stock would only be burned with 100 percent carbon
capture. In this future I see a world where
apart from energy, no fertilizers, no plastics,
no drugs, no foodstuffs will be manufactured
from fossil fuels.
With President Obama promising he
will create 5 million new jobs in the green
economy – I see a future where other leaders
follow Obama’s initiative, creating 500
million green jobs within five decades in
100 countries with a global annual turnover
of US$50 trillion.
“By 2020 the only
businesses thriving
will be those that
have incorporated
social, economic
and environmental
bottom-lines into
the core of their
business.”
What replaces oil and when?
Fifth generation bio fuels and other renewable energy technologies
will finally replace oil in about 2050. I will be 75 years old then and
hopefully still fit and strong. I’ll be celebrating World Environment
Day 2050 with my grandchildren and my extended family inside
the Lyngdoh Sacred Forest in Mawphlang Village, India where
395 species of plants will have been protected and preserved by
my clan for centuries.
The theme of WED 2050 will be ‘Indigenous People - Celebrating
their Resilience to Climate Change.’ I will be one of those old
indigenous warriors from my Khasi Tribe who, like others across
the planet, have fought against climate change and managed to
preserve our culture, identity, environment and our planet for
generations to come.
I am hoping to enjoy my life in this post-carbon world where
the global human population has stabilized at 9 billion, each
What importance do you attach to
technology, especially the Internet?
Our lives are now totally dependent on
technology, especially the Internet, which
allows us to access vast amount of information 24 hours a day at
the touch of a button. It can only get better in the future with an
increased speed at which we can access information, quantity
and hopefully the quality.
What is the most important aspect of leadership?
To be able to turn negative situations into positives and being
able to win the hearts and minds of people. This should
enable leaders to create a paradigm shift in the way they
think and act.
Is capitalism dead?
No, capitalism is never going to die due to more and more
business-minded people becoming social entrepreneurs.
This has resulted in a burst of socially and environmentally
sound ventures globally.
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