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"Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course," and then continued,"Human activities inflict harsh and often irreversible damage on the environment and on critical resources. If not checked, many of our current practices put at serious risk the future that we wish for human society and the plant and animal kingdoms, a
... See moreDean Ornish M.D. • The Food Revolution
There are still a few regions with very high fertility rates—notably in sub-Saharan Africa—and as a result, living standards are not yet rising at the rates needed to end poverty in those places. The expectation is that with more urbanization and longer years of schooling, especially for girls, fertility rates will decline in those places as well.
... See moreJeffrey D. Sachs • The Ages of Globalization: Geography, Technology, and Institutions
minimum. Four degrees: Europe in permanent drought; vast areas of China, India and Bangladesh claimed by desert; Polynesia swallowed by the sea; the Colorado River
Andrew Boyd • I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor
It is clearer that the climate is changing, and I am open to the claim that it is changing in a calamitous direction, but I am not certain. Many of the press releases are drawn from very limited studies relating a few variables. In isolation, they create a compelling argument for outcomes that would harm human beings. But given that there is no com
... See moreGeorge Friedman • The Storm Before the Calm: America's Discord, the Coming Crisis of the 2020s, and the Triumph Beyond
The world’s natural resources are rapidly diminishing. Economists estimate that in 2040 the world’s natural capital (land, forests, fisheries, fuels) will be 21 percent less in high-income countries and 17 percent less in poorer countries than today. Meanwhile, carbon emissions will grow by 7 percent in high-income countries and 44 percent in the r
... See moreAnna Lembke • Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
the apocalypse is always easier to imagine than the strange circuitous routes to what actually comes next.
Rebecca Solnit • Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
più di quattrocento grandi città, con una popolazione totale di 1,5 miliardi di abitanti, sono a rischio «elevato» o «estremo» a causa di un insieme di fattori: inquinamento che accorcia la vita, riduzione delle riserve idriche, ondate di calore letali, disastri naturali ed emergenza climatica.
Gaia Vince • Il secolo nomade: Come sopravvivere al disastro climatico (Italian Edition)
In this sense, the ages of globalization both explain and are explained by the rising scale of global interactions. Each boost in global scale has given rise to new technologies that have expanded populations and production. Each boost of scale, in turn, has changed the nature of governance and geopolitics. We are now reckoning, however, with a phe
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