Caroline Lucas
The Visionary
The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.
Caroline Lucas is a prominent environmental leader known for her thoughtful and nuanced perspectives on climate change and sustainability. This interview highlights her ability to articulate a vision for a sustainable future while addressing the complexities of economic growth and environmental responsibility.
“Don't know about that. I mean, I'd be interested to know exactly what you mean by that in terms of what it could be structurally, because it feels to me much more that we haven't even tried.”
“Need to start thinking about what we're left with, and one of the things I was struck in Rora's book, Rury, when you talk about how in the different departments, David Cameron had given you a rule that you cannot, you're not allowed to prepare for what the impact would be if we lost the E referendum.”
“Don't know that I agree with that analysis in a sense. I mean, I think extinction rebellion brought millions of people onto the streets and from all age groups and all backgrounds and people who had never been on a street before, as well as young people and so on.”
“I mean, I really agree with you that it's not narrowly black and white, and lots of things can be true at the same time. And I had thought really, particularly in that last chapter when I tried to pull together what some of the themes are really when you're looking through the book and when you're looking at what can unite us.”
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