the 2030 spike countdown to global catastrophe

Depleted fuel supplies, massive population growth, poverty, global climate change, famine, growing water shortages and international lawlessness are on a crash course with potentially catastrophic consequences. Within 30 years, in the 2030 decade, six powerful 'drivers' will converge with unprecedented force in a statistical spike that could tear humanity apart and plunge the world into a new Dark Age. The clock is relentlessly ticking! Our world teeters on a knife-edge between a peaceful and prosperous future for all, and a dark winter of death and destruction that threatens to smother the light of civilization.

Within 30 years, in the 2030 decade, six powerful 'drivers' will converge with unprecedented force. Cover - Title - Copyright - CONTENTS - About the Author - PART ONE: CRISIS MODE - Chapter 1 The Drivers - Chapter 2 Running Out Of Fuel: The Coming Energy Crunch - Chapter 3 Population And Poverty - Chapter 4 Climate: Too Hot Or Too Cold? - Chapter 5 Famines: Food And Water - Chapter 6 One World? - Chapter 7 The Fourth Horseman - PART TWO: DIRECTIONS - Chapter 8 Which Way Science? - Chapter 9 In The Genes: New Plants - And People? - Chapter 10 The Values Of The Sea - Chapter 11 Multinationals: Good Business Or Bad? - Chapter 12 The Trouble With Money - PART THREE: UPGRADING THE INDIVIDUAL - Chapter 13 The Pursuit Of Happiness - Chapter 14 Love, Family And Freedom - Chapter 15 Habitat: The Dilemma Of The Cities - Chapter 16 Making Education Work - Chapter 17 Health And Wealth - Chapter 18 Religion: The Cement Of Society? - PART FOUR: THE NEW SOCIETY? - Chapter 19 The Mechanics Of Change - Chapter 20 Automation And Employment - Chapter 21 Travelling Less? - Chapter 22 Working Online - Chapter 23 The Information Overload - Chapter 24 The Toxic Culture - Chapter 25 Running The Show - Chapter 26 Conclusion: World To Come - Notes - Index.

The 2030 spike countdown to global catastrophe