THE JOURNEY TO A SOLUTION
By: Tuan Tran, Jami Mersch, and Khalid Getahun
WHAT WE ARE GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT- About the plan of Plan B.- Failures of World Nations to work on a
problem. - Environmental issues and facts.- Ideas to a common solution.- Stages of Shock and emphasis of a
failing government
PLAN B 3.0Lester R. Brown
QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT Will world population growth survive
after the decline in world oil production?
Can civilization survive the stress of falling oil production, food prices rising and stresses of climate change mounting?
FACTS It is oil inefficient to produce ethanol
with our current technology. If China becomes has the same rate of
prosperity compared to the U.S. China will need 89 million barrels while the world only produces 85 million.
FACTS The world has not found a new large oil
patch to drill for two decades. If half of the Amazon is cleared; the
forest has no chance to recover.
THE SHOCK DOCTRINE Naomi Klein
AN UNSTABLE GOVERNMENT
Friedman and the Chilean Government wanted Capitalism and freedom
AN UNSTABLE GOVERNMENT
The Argentine Junta
AN UNSTABLE GOVERNMENT
In the 1950s the CIA tortured people
SHOCK
Countries are shocked-by war, terror attacks, and natural disasters.Example: September 11th, 2001
Shocked again-by corporations and politicians who exploit the fear and disorientation of this first shock to push through economic shock therapy.Example: High Gas Prices
Shocked for a third time-by police, soldiers and prison interrogators.Example: New laws or policies
HOT FLAT AND CROWDEDThomas L. Friedman
PROBLEMS FACING THE WORLD Increase in Population Global Warming Overprotection (9/11 issues) Falling Behind on Energy Efficiency
POPULATION INCREASE The world population will increase from
6.7 billion to 9.2 billion by the year 2050.
The poorest countries are most affected by population growth
With population growth energy use needs to be more efficient
GLOBAL WARMING Increase in population →More energy
consumption →Increase in greenhouse gassesGreenhouse gasses from:
Burning Fossil fuels Deforestation Industrialization Large scale cattle grazing agriculture
OVERPROTECTION Since 9/11 the U.S. has been afraid and
putting up wallsDue to this preoccupation there has been a
“paralysis of the American Political System.” Led to the inability to tackle major problems
Increased security “If you go dark,
the whole world goes dark”
ENERGY EFFICIENCY 1 out of every 4 people in the world
aren’t on the electric grid.The most common energy source for people
without electricity is an open fire. Contributes to global warming Responsible for 1.6 million deaths per year
ENERGY EFFICIENCY More people are moving from small
areas and villages to megacities( 15-18 million people in megacities) for jobs.Sustainable villages need to be created by
getting energy sources to these villages, which in turn will create more jobs.
COMMONALITIES Government affects the ability to initiate
sustainability Government’s overprotection makes
them forget the smaller things (us and our environment).
What can you and I do to make a difference?
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