- By 2050 a projected population of +9billion people will require 80% more energy than what we use today (from which 85% might still be fossil fuels). Populiation keeps growing by ~75 million people per year.
- If trends continue as they are today, on 2050 the global temperature will rise about 6°C (about 10.8° F). Think about the consequences we are seeing in today's climate and do multiply
- Fossil fuels are projected to remain cheaper than renewable sources. However oil and gas production are expected to peak by 2050 due to resource depletion.
- Air pollution will overtake contaminated water and lack of sanitation as the prime cause of premature mortality in the world.
- +40% of earths' land is used for agriculture (calculation that includes deserts and unusable land) and irrigation is the biggest use of water on the planet. The Aral sea is the "best" (ugliest) example as it has almost dissappear turning into a desert.
- Greenhouse gases are mainly produced by agriculture 30% and car emissions 25%.
The summary is climate, environment, food, energy and moral crisis.
Shai Agassi, CEO of Better Place said (paraphrasing a little): "We need to go to 0% emissions before the world ends.....we said we need to send the man to the moon ....we didn't say we are going to send him 20% to the moon and then there will be about 20% chance to recover him"
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO SAVE THE WORLD? Share your thoughts in this blog.
This information is taken from
- The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development recently published report
- A presentation from Jonathan Foley found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJhgGbRA6Hk&feature=player_embedded#!
- Shai Agassi Ted talk here: http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/shai_agassi_on_electric_cars.html
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