If we are to move toward sustainable development, the industrialized countries will have to accept special responsibility–not only because of their past ecological sins, but also because of their present technological know-how and financial resources. Yet, one must keep in mind that sustainable production and consumption involve not merely technical progress, but also cultural patterns of individual behavior and values.
~ Dr. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, who has a PHD in Physics
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