Introduction While the future can never be known until it arrives, to ignore the trends that lead up to the present and that might likely predict what the future holds, is a short-sighted and potentially dangerous attitude. At the same time, it is just as wise to regard the predictions…

In today’s discussion, I describe one way to think seriously about what it is that we really want to accomplish, as members of our human society. …

For the climate change timeline in the first four parts of this series, I have assumed that the fossil fuel industry, and its political and investment allies, have held the industry in continuously increasing production until about 2070 to 2080; and that the industry then transitions to carbon-free sources of…

Let me briefly summarize “Climate Change Timeline” Parts #1, #2, and #3. The history of human civilization included periods when large empires existed. All such empires were created by the efforts of a few individuals with an emphasis on an ideology supported by military might, mercantile infrastructure, and religious or…

Headlines often shout out about the amount of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in the air being caused by burning fossil fuels. Today the amount is about 420 parts per million (ppm). Is that too much? What would happen if 420ppm CO2 became the standard level of CO2 in the atmosphere? If…

Picture the World in 2080 The narrative is based on the obvious behaviour of humans in similar local situations around the world, and then “extrapolated” to 2080. By 2080, actions to reduce climate change will finally have become a reality, if for no other reason than that the demand for fossil fuels will diminish as…

The story of a family making minor decisions each year to adapt to sea level rise in my previous article (Climate Change Timeline) is and will be typical of many people around the world who live anywhere near the sea shore. It is one thing to consider the rise in…

The basic concept is that there exists today a fossil fuel oligarchy that is essentially a global mercantile empire that rules the world in a semi-secret, subtle way, designed to enhance the wealth of the merchant class elite, while ensuring that the power structure (the politicians) are on-side, and that…

As the climate changes slowly over time, the environmental changes will also change slowly. For example, it is probable that most people are unaware of the extent of retreating glaciers and mountain icecaps. Yet literally billions of people rely on the glaciers and mountain ice caps for their daily freshwater…