Cooperation could be the key to long-term sustainability (Image: Finistre Arnaud/ABACA/Press Association Images) Robert E. Horn’s information mural

ALMOST four years ago I joined what must be one of the world’s most ambitious projects: a plan to put Earth well on the way to global sustainability by 2050. The Vision 2050: The new agenda for business report produced 70 measures of success and 350 milestones to span the next four decades. The plan was billed as the most comprehensive, detailed description of what we must do to support or save much of civilisation from the ravages of climate change,…


