For vi ved nemlig alle, at vi ikke kun ved hjælp af miljøopretningen - som vi jo må foretage mange steder, da tingene jo stadig langt fra er, som de burde være - kan skabe nye, bæredygtige arbejdspladser, men frem for alt i tilfælde af, at vi på alle områder sørger for en forebyggende miljøbeskyttelse: dvs. det handler om, at energien anvendes fornuftigt; det handler om at sikre en vandforsyning, som er miljøvenlig og giver menneskene nok vand; det handler om at organisere en affaldshåndtering på en sådan måde, at vi ikke kvæles i vore affaldsbjerge.
Because we all know that we not only can create new, lasting jobs through environmental repairs - something that still has to be done in many places, because things are a long way from being as they should -but, in particular, we can do so by undertaking preventive environmental protection in all areas; in other words, our aim must be the rational use of energy; our aim must be to guarantee a water supply that is environmentally compatible and provides people with enough water; our aim must be to organize waste management in such a way that we are not choked to death by our own waste mountains.