The Future Is Not What It Used to Be
Monday 11 Nov 2013
A hard look at the twin challenges of climate change and energy scarcity that examines historical precedents and allows no room for complacency.
The future is not what it used to be because we can no longer rely on the comforting assumption that it will resemble the past. Past abundance of fuel, for example, does not imply unending abundance. Infinite growth on a finite planet is not possible.
The Future Is Not What It Used to Be: Climate Change and Energy Scarcity by Jörg Friedrichs
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