How much energy, water and other resources can we consume, and how much pollution can we produce, without infringing on the right of future generations to use earth's resources? "Eco-space" (environmental capacity) is the term used to describe what each person on earth would be entitled to if a sustainable amount of the planet's resources were distributed equally.

The Eco Space model shows that our greatest challenge in pursuing a sustainable global society is to forge universal guiding principles which offer an alternative to the path of excessive production/consumption still followed by advanced countries (the North). Shared global principles (i.e. the environmental capacity concept) are a necessary foundation for an effective, global standard of justice, shared by all people, that gives full consideration to north-south and inter-generational equity.

Contant Person: Koyu FURUSAWA