Brundtland Commission Focus

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The Brundtland Commission emphasises on:

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The Brundtland Commission emphasises on:

  1. Maximising current consumption
  2. Protecting the future generation ✓ Correct
  3. Only industrial development
  4. Ignoring environmental concerns
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Correct Answer Explanation

The Brundtland Commission emphasises on protecting the future generation.

Key Points:
  • We have a moral obligation to hand over the planet in good order to future generations.
  • Present generation should bequeath a better environment to future generation.
  • Should leave at least a stock of 'quality of life' assets no less than what we inherited.
Why Other Options Are Wrong
  • A, C, D: These contradict the Brundtland Commission's focus on intergenerational equity.

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