This article whose theme is “How to save humanity of social, economic, environmental and wars devastation in the 21st century” aims to propose the adoption of strategies capable of facing three devastating crises that threaten the future of humanity in the middle of the XXI century. The first crisis is related to the economic and social damage produced by capitalism that will culminate in its predictable end in the middle of the 21st century, the second crisis concerns the worsening of the environmental damage produced by capitalism in the 21st century with the depletion of natural resources, the emergence of new pandemics and catastrophic global climate change, and the third crisis may result from the worsening of conflicts in international relations produced by capitalism that may lead the world to face the multiplicity of localized wars and even a new world war in the 21st century. This article presents the necessary strategies to save humanity from social, economic, environmental devastation and wars in the 21st century, supported by in-depth research on the development of capitalism and its future, on the degradation of the environment and its harmful consequences, as well as about the wars that broke out in the history of mankind and may break out in the future.
It is time for humanity to provide the urgently as possible tools needed to take control of their destiny and put in place a democratic governance of the world. This is the only means of survival of the human species and to halt the decay of humanity. Because there is no other means capable of building a world in which every woman, every man of today and tomorrow have the same rights and the same duties, and in which the interests of the planet and of all nations, of all forms of life and future generations would be finally taken into account, in which all the sources of growth would be used for environmentally and socially sustainable way.
Sustainable development is necessary for humanity's survival due to two major threats: 1) The general crisis of the world's capitalist economic system which risks global depression, and 2) Environmental threats like population growth, depletion of resources, water scarcity, overcrowded cities, and climate change which can cause conflicts. To prevent these threats, a sustainable society must meet present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs, thus contributing to peace. Governments, companies, and individuals must take responsible action to enable sustainable development worldwide and build global peace.
This article presents the content of our interview with American intellectual scholar, Charles Moscowitz, on his YouTube channel about the issue of the progress of humanity.
Capitalist delusion and climate drift 1GRAZIA TANTA
Around the mid-nineteenth century Marx said that philosophers had hitherto endeavoured to understand the world; and that it was time to transform it. Seventeen decades later, this idea screams in our ears.
Put in another way: there is no solution to environmental problems within the capitalist model
1 – Introduction
2 – Environmental management by capitalists and their employees
3 – Climate change - causes and effects
a) Ineluctable absence of human interference cases
b) Historical and current impacts of capitalist development
c) Environmental management as done by multinationals and their employees
The United Nations states that January 1 is the Day of Universal Confraternization and of the Peace. This date should be a time of deep reflection for humanity and conclude that it´s necessary to have control of their destiny fighting for a democratic governance of the world for the construction of world peace that should be pursued urgently because the current situation of the planet is dramatic. Humanity feels overwhelmed by the major powers in the service of monopoly groups that run their economies and do everything to defend their interests, disregarding laws, cultures, traditions and religions. Invasions in peripheral countries, openly or surreptitiously, with unconvincing arguments are part of the daily life of the great powers in its relentless pursuit for world power even if they have to disregard domestic laws and international treaties.
The document discusses the challenges facing the agriculture industry and the potential for technology to address these challenges. The key challenges are rising population increasing food demand, stressed natural resources, climate change reducing productivity, and food waste. New technologies like precision agriculture, robotics, and vertical farming have the potential to produce food more efficiently and sustainably. Governments will need to play a role in facilitating innovation through targeted programs and public-private partnerships.
This document is a 16,469 word MSc thesis by Heather Alberro from 2015 that examines challenges posed by contemporary capitalism and explores two social movements - The Venus Project and Transition Towns Network - as responses. It provides historical context on criticisms of capitalism dating back to the 19th century and analyzes modern issues like climate change, inequality, and environmental degradation. The thesis argues that fundamental reconstruction of social organization is needed for long-term sustainability and happiness.
It is time for humanity to provide the urgently as possible tools needed to take control of their destiny and put in place a democratic governance of the world. This is the only means of survival of the human species and to halt the decay of humanity. Because there is no other means capable of building a world in which every woman, every man of today and tomorrow have the same rights and the same duties, and in which the interests of the planet and of all nations, of all forms of life and future generations would be finally taken into account, in which all the sources of growth would be used for environmentally and socially sustainable way.
Sustainable development is necessary for humanity's survival due to two major threats: 1) The general crisis of the world's capitalist economic system which risks global depression, and 2) Environmental threats like population growth, depletion of resources, water scarcity, overcrowded cities, and climate change which can cause conflicts. To prevent these threats, a sustainable society must meet present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs, thus contributing to peace. Governments, companies, and individuals must take responsible action to enable sustainable development worldwide and build global peace.
This article presents the content of our interview with American intellectual scholar, Charles Moscowitz, on his YouTube channel about the issue of the progress of humanity.
Capitalist delusion and climate drift 1GRAZIA TANTA
Around the mid-nineteenth century Marx said that philosophers had hitherto endeavoured to understand the world; and that it was time to transform it. Seventeen decades later, this idea screams in our ears.
Put in another way: there is no solution to environmental problems within the capitalist model
1 – Introduction
2 – Environmental management by capitalists and their employees
3 – Climate change - causes and effects
a) Ineluctable absence of human interference cases
b) Historical and current impacts of capitalist development
c) Environmental management as done by multinationals and their employees
The United Nations states that January 1 is the Day of Universal Confraternization and of the Peace. This date should be a time of deep reflection for humanity and conclude that it´s necessary to have control of their destiny fighting for a democratic governance of the world for the construction of world peace that should be pursued urgently because the current situation of the planet is dramatic. Humanity feels overwhelmed by the major powers in the service of monopoly groups that run their economies and do everything to defend their interests, disregarding laws, cultures, traditions and religions. Invasions in peripheral countries, openly or surreptitiously, with unconvincing arguments are part of the daily life of the great powers in its relentless pursuit for world power even if they have to disregard domestic laws and international treaties.
The document discusses the challenges facing the agriculture industry and the potential for technology to address these challenges. The key challenges are rising population increasing food demand, stressed natural resources, climate change reducing productivity, and food waste. New technologies like precision agriculture, robotics, and vertical farming have the potential to produce food more efficiently and sustainably. Governments will need to play a role in facilitating innovation through targeted programs and public-private partnerships.
This document is a 16,469 word MSc thesis by Heather Alberro from 2015 that examines challenges posed by contemporary capitalism and explores two social movements - The Venus Project and Transition Towns Network - as responses. It provides historical context on criticisms of capitalism dating back to the 19th century and analyzes modern issues like climate change, inequality, and environmental degradation. The thesis argues that fundamental reconstruction of social organization is needed for long-term sustainability and happiness.
Historically, all the wars that have taken place throughout the history of mankind shows that one of its consequences is the emergence of refugees from conflict areas such as occurred during the Second World War in Europe. The recent wave of refugees has as Western powers most responsible led by the United States that occupied and disrupted Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, in addition to the attempted military intervention in Syria, among other countries. This makes it becomes imperative the end of disorder, of chaos that has characterized international relations throughout history.
Urges the creation of a new world order to be able to prevent wars and international conflicts which result in major humanitarian crises such as those that occur at this time.
The document discusses the importance of sustainable agriculture for achieving a truly "green circular economy." It argues that no attempt to build a green economy can succeed without fully integrating sustainable primary agricultural production, which is based on nature's own circular economy. The document provides examples from China and other countries to illustrate how sustainable organic agriculture can meet food demands while reducing pollution, conserving resources, and building resilience against threats like climate change. It concludes that sustainable agriculture is essential for both ensuring food security and realizing an economically and environmentally sustainable human economy.
From the deplorable current progress to future progress for the benefit of al...Fernando Alcoforado
The document discusses the need for a new conception of progress that benefits all humanity and avoids the harms caused by past progress. It argues that the current global economic, political, and environmental situation is unsustainable and could lead to catastrophe. A new model of sustainable development is proposed based on social democracy, a world government, and a planetary social contract to organize relations between people and with nature for the benefit of all.
From 1760 CE till 1943 India was hit by terrible famines on a regular basis. More than 85 million Indians died in these famines which were in reality genocides done by the British Raj.
Life-support: The Political Ecology of Urban Air (Presentation)Stephen Graham
Humans, increasingly, manufacturer their own air. In and around the three-dimensional aerial environments within and above urban regions, this manufacture of air reaches particular levels of intensity. For a species which expires without air in two or three minutes, this anthropogenic manufacture of air is of incalculable importance. Curiously, however, urban air remains remarkably neglected within the political-ecological literatures. Accordingly, this paper suggests a range of key themes which a political ecology of urban air needs to address. These address, in turn, the links between global warming, urban heart-island effects and killer urban heat-waves; urban pollution crises; the paradoxes of urban pollution; horizontal movements of polluted air; the vertical politics of urban air; the construction of vertical condominiums structures for elites; the vicious circles that characterised air-conditioned urbanism; heat-related deaths of workers building air-conditioned structures in increasingly hot climates; and, finally, the growth of large-scale air-conditioned environments.
The document discusses the rise of apocalyptic visions and narratives around environmental crises like climate change. It argues that discussions have shifted from alarm to acceptance of planetary deterioration as environmental problems become normalized. It also critiques how apocalyptic thinking can foreclose alternative futures and be appropriated by authoritarian, xenophobic, and misanthropic political agendas that promise salvation by maintaining the status quo.
Lesson 2 Theories For The Relationship Between Population And Resourcesljordan
There are differing theories on the relationship between population growth and resources. Thomas Malthus predicted a population catastrophe as population grows geometrically while food supply only increases arithmetically. Neo-Malthusians like the Club of Rome warned of limits to growth in the 1970s. However, Ester Boserup argued that population growth triggers innovation that allows food supply to increase through technologies like irrigation and better farming techniques.
This document presents a pilot study examining factors that influence fertility rates around the world through regression analysis. It begins with an introduction on the importance of understanding population growth and factors influencing fertility rates. It then reviews literature on previous fertility rate studies and explains the 14 endogenous variables to be used in the regression model, including contraceptive use, GDP per capita, health expenditures, internet access, and literacy and labor participation rates. The document outlines the methodology to be used and topics to be covered in the subsequent sections.
How to eliminate the causes of violence in brazil and the worldFernando Alcoforado
This document discusses perspectives on human nature and the causes of violence from various religions, philosophies and thinkers. It outlines views that human nature is originally good but corrupted by ignorance, or that humans have an innate tendency towards both good and evil. Eastern religions generally believe human nature is intrinsically good but corrupted, while Christianity, Judaism and Islam see humans as inherently capable of both good and evil. The document also discusses perspectives on human nature from Freud, Rogers, Hobbes, Rousseau, Marx and others. It suggests education can transform human weaknesses and help eliminate the causes of violence.
Population 9 - Intro To Population And ResourcesEcumene
The document discusses different perspectives on the relationship between population growth and resources. It describes Thomas Malthus' view that population grows exponentially while resources only grow arithmetically, eventually exceeding resources and resulting in checks like famine. Later, Esther Boserup argued that population pressure drives innovation to more productively use resources. Paul Ehrlich warned of overpopulation risks while Julian Simon believed human ingenuity allows indefinite resource growth. Their famous bet showed resource prices generally decreased by 1990, supporting Simon's view. Debates continue between those prioritizing resource limits versus those believing in human adaptation.
The document discusses the major challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. It notes that while technological advancements in the 20th century greatly improved living standards, they also led to issues like overpopulation, urbanization, poverty, and environmental degradation. The beginning of the 21st century saw an acceleration of these problems, resulting in one of the largest systemic crises in world history. The author's motivation is to contribute ideas for finding long-term solutions to the complex global problems facing present generations and to create a more sustainable world for future generations.
Population theories of malthus and boserupalexludwick95
1. Thomas Malthus believed that population grows exponentially while food production grows arithmetically, leading to periodic crises from famine, disease, and war that keep population in check.
2. The Club of Rome warned in 1972 that unlimited population and economic growth could deplete resources within 100 years if trends continued unchanged.
3. Esther Boserup argued that population growth can spur agricultural innovations to increase food production, challenging Malthus' view. She believed people have the ability to adapt.
Lesson 2 Theories For The Relationship Between Population And Resourcesljordan
There are differing theories on the relationship between population growth and resources. Thomas Malthus predicted a population catastrophe as population grows geometrically while food supply only increases arithmetically. Neo-Malthusians like the Club of Rome warned of limits to growth if trends continued unchanged. However, Ester Boserup argued that humans can innovate to increase food supply in response to population pressure through technologies like irrigation and better farming techniques.
According to thinkers John Casti and Edgar Morin, humanity is facing an increased risk of catastrophic collapse due to rising complexity and interconnectivity. John Casti argues that modern systems like infrastructure have become so interdependent that a single disruption could trigger collapse. Edgar Morin believes humanity may avoid disaster through transformation, as the current political system cannot address the global crisis. Both argue that only a democratic world government can effectively plan and control chaotic global systems to prevent total collapse from issues like pandemics, resource depletion, and climate change. However, establishing such a government faces challenges from countries unwilling to give up sovereignty.
The document discusses several population theories:
1. Thomas Malthus believed population grows geometrically while food production grows arithmetically, leading to famine, disease, and war. He advocated preventative checks like delayed marriage.
2. The Club of Rome warned that at current growth rates, limits to population and industry will be reached by 2100 due to resource depletion and pollution.
3. Esther Boserup argued that population growth enables agricultural innovation and higher productivity through techniques like irrigation.
4. Julian Simon believed human ingenuity allows resources to be substituted and supplies increased, so there are no real limits to growth. The ultimate resource is human creativity.
This document discusses several theories related to population growth and carrying capacity of the Earth:
- Cornucopians believe that continued technological progress will allow humanity to meet its material needs and support continued population growth, even drawing on outer space for resources.
- Malthusians argue that population growth will eventually outpace the Earth's ability to produce food and resources, leading to scarcity.
- William Catton's overshoot theory holds that humanity has already exceeded the planet's carrying capacity through environmental damage from overconsumption.
- Ester Boserup believed that population growth enables agricultural innovations to increase food production through more intensive farming methods.
- The Club of Rome warned in 1972 that based on
Scientists describe population growth using models like exponential and logistic growth. Exponential growth assumes unlimited resources leading to rapid growth, while logistic growth incorporates limiting factors that slow growth as the population approaches the carrying capacity. Population size is regulated by biotic factors like competition for resources, disease, predation, and physiological stress at high densities, as well as abiotic factors such as climate, weather, and natural disasters. No population perfectly fits either the exponential or logistic growth models due to the complex interplay of these limiting factors.
This document discusses issues related to human population growth and urbanization. It notes that the human population has grown exponentially in recent centuries due to factors like improved agriculture, medicine, and ability to inhabit new areas. The population is projected to reach 9 billion by 2050. Slowing population growth requires strategies like economic development, education and empowerment of women, and family planning. The document also discusses the trends and impacts of increasing urbanization, including urban sprawl, and its effects on land, water, energy use, and local economies.
Malthusian theory proposed that population grows exponentially while the food supply grows arithmetically, leading to population outstripping the food supply. Neo-Malthusians revived these concerns in the 20th century, predicting mass starvation. However, their predictions did not come true due to technological advances increasing food production. While some neo-Malthusians continue predicting famine, data from the UN and World Bank show that global food production has increased steadily, keeping pace with population growth through yield improvements and the green revolution.
1) Thomas Malthus theorized that population grows exponentially while food production grows arithmetically, leading to periodic population crashes due to famine, disease or war.
2) Malthus suggested population growth would be held in check by positive factors that increase the death rate and negative factors that decrease the birth rate.
3) However, others argue technological improvements in agriculture have increased food production beyond Malthus' predictions, preventing population crashes. Esther Boserup argued population growth spurs innovation that improves yields.
6
The document discusses two major threats facing humanity: 1) The global economic crisis of capitalism that risks driving the world economy into depression. 2) The depletion of the planet's natural resources from overconsumption, pollution, and climate change. It argues sustainable development is necessary for humanity's survival to avoid an environmental and economic collapse that could lead to "barbarism." Governments, businesses, and individuals must take environmental responsibility and transition to more sustainable models of leadership, development, and resource management.
Global sustainable society and world government requirements for world peaceFernando Alcoforado
Global threats require global cooperation and governance. Uncontrolled population growth and resource depletion threaten the environment and economy, risking conflicts. A new global sustainable society is needed, where countries work interdependently with common goals. This would require a world government elected by a UN General Assembly-chosen world parliament to regulate the economy, relations, and promote prosperity through sustainable development for all people. A world government could help end wars and build lasting world peace.
Historically, all the wars that have taken place throughout the history of mankind shows that one of its consequences is the emergence of refugees from conflict areas such as occurred during the Second World War in Europe. The recent wave of refugees has as Western powers most responsible led by the United States that occupied and disrupted Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, in addition to the attempted military intervention in Syria, among other countries. This makes it becomes imperative the end of disorder, of chaos that has characterized international relations throughout history.
Urges the creation of a new world order to be able to prevent wars and international conflicts which result in major humanitarian crises such as those that occur at this time.
The document discusses the importance of sustainable agriculture for achieving a truly "green circular economy." It argues that no attempt to build a green economy can succeed without fully integrating sustainable primary agricultural production, which is based on nature's own circular economy. The document provides examples from China and other countries to illustrate how sustainable organic agriculture can meet food demands while reducing pollution, conserving resources, and building resilience against threats like climate change. It concludes that sustainable agriculture is essential for both ensuring food security and realizing an economically and environmentally sustainable human economy.
From the deplorable current progress to future progress for the benefit of al...Fernando Alcoforado
The document discusses the need for a new conception of progress that benefits all humanity and avoids the harms caused by past progress. It argues that the current global economic, political, and environmental situation is unsustainable and could lead to catastrophe. A new model of sustainable development is proposed based on social democracy, a world government, and a planetary social contract to organize relations between people and with nature for the benefit of all.
From 1760 CE till 1943 India was hit by terrible famines on a regular basis. More than 85 million Indians died in these famines which were in reality genocides done by the British Raj.
Life-support: The Political Ecology of Urban Air (Presentation)Stephen Graham
Humans, increasingly, manufacturer their own air. In and around the three-dimensional aerial environments within and above urban regions, this manufacture of air reaches particular levels of intensity. For a species which expires without air in two or three minutes, this anthropogenic manufacture of air is of incalculable importance. Curiously, however, urban air remains remarkably neglected within the political-ecological literatures. Accordingly, this paper suggests a range of key themes which a political ecology of urban air needs to address. These address, in turn, the links between global warming, urban heart-island effects and killer urban heat-waves; urban pollution crises; the paradoxes of urban pollution; horizontal movements of polluted air; the vertical politics of urban air; the construction of vertical condominiums structures for elites; the vicious circles that characterised air-conditioned urbanism; heat-related deaths of workers building air-conditioned structures in increasingly hot climates; and, finally, the growth of large-scale air-conditioned environments.
The document discusses the rise of apocalyptic visions and narratives around environmental crises like climate change. It argues that discussions have shifted from alarm to acceptance of planetary deterioration as environmental problems become normalized. It also critiques how apocalyptic thinking can foreclose alternative futures and be appropriated by authoritarian, xenophobic, and misanthropic political agendas that promise salvation by maintaining the status quo.
Lesson 2 Theories For The Relationship Between Population And Resourcesljordan
There are differing theories on the relationship between population growth and resources. Thomas Malthus predicted a population catastrophe as population grows geometrically while food supply only increases arithmetically. Neo-Malthusians like the Club of Rome warned of limits to growth in the 1970s. However, Ester Boserup argued that population growth triggers innovation that allows food supply to increase through technologies like irrigation and better farming techniques.
This document presents a pilot study examining factors that influence fertility rates around the world through regression analysis. It begins with an introduction on the importance of understanding population growth and factors influencing fertility rates. It then reviews literature on previous fertility rate studies and explains the 14 endogenous variables to be used in the regression model, including contraceptive use, GDP per capita, health expenditures, internet access, and literacy and labor participation rates. The document outlines the methodology to be used and topics to be covered in the subsequent sections.
How to eliminate the causes of violence in brazil and the worldFernando Alcoforado
This document discusses perspectives on human nature and the causes of violence from various religions, philosophies and thinkers. It outlines views that human nature is originally good but corrupted by ignorance, or that humans have an innate tendency towards both good and evil. Eastern religions generally believe human nature is intrinsically good but corrupted, while Christianity, Judaism and Islam see humans as inherently capable of both good and evil. The document also discusses perspectives on human nature from Freud, Rogers, Hobbes, Rousseau, Marx and others. It suggests education can transform human weaknesses and help eliminate the causes of violence.
Population 9 - Intro To Population And ResourcesEcumene
The document discusses different perspectives on the relationship between population growth and resources. It describes Thomas Malthus' view that population grows exponentially while resources only grow arithmetically, eventually exceeding resources and resulting in checks like famine. Later, Esther Boserup argued that population pressure drives innovation to more productively use resources. Paul Ehrlich warned of overpopulation risks while Julian Simon believed human ingenuity allows indefinite resource growth. Their famous bet showed resource prices generally decreased by 1990, supporting Simon's view. Debates continue between those prioritizing resource limits versus those believing in human adaptation.
The document discusses the major challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. It notes that while technological advancements in the 20th century greatly improved living standards, they also led to issues like overpopulation, urbanization, poverty, and environmental degradation. The beginning of the 21st century saw an acceleration of these problems, resulting in one of the largest systemic crises in world history. The author's motivation is to contribute ideas for finding long-term solutions to the complex global problems facing present generations and to create a more sustainable world for future generations.
Population theories of malthus and boserupalexludwick95
1. Thomas Malthus believed that population grows exponentially while food production grows arithmetically, leading to periodic crises from famine, disease, and war that keep population in check.
2. The Club of Rome warned in 1972 that unlimited population and economic growth could deplete resources within 100 years if trends continued unchanged.
3. Esther Boserup argued that population growth can spur agricultural innovations to increase food production, challenging Malthus' view. She believed people have the ability to adapt.
Lesson 2 Theories For The Relationship Between Population And Resourcesljordan
There are differing theories on the relationship between population growth and resources. Thomas Malthus predicted a population catastrophe as population grows geometrically while food supply only increases arithmetically. Neo-Malthusians like the Club of Rome warned of limits to growth if trends continued unchanged. However, Ester Boserup argued that humans can innovate to increase food supply in response to population pressure through technologies like irrigation and better farming techniques.
According to thinkers John Casti and Edgar Morin, humanity is facing an increased risk of catastrophic collapse due to rising complexity and interconnectivity. John Casti argues that modern systems like infrastructure have become so interdependent that a single disruption could trigger collapse. Edgar Morin believes humanity may avoid disaster through transformation, as the current political system cannot address the global crisis. Both argue that only a democratic world government can effectively plan and control chaotic global systems to prevent total collapse from issues like pandemics, resource depletion, and climate change. However, establishing such a government faces challenges from countries unwilling to give up sovereignty.
The document discusses several population theories:
1. Thomas Malthus believed population grows geometrically while food production grows arithmetically, leading to famine, disease, and war. He advocated preventative checks like delayed marriage.
2. The Club of Rome warned that at current growth rates, limits to population and industry will be reached by 2100 due to resource depletion and pollution.
3. Esther Boserup argued that population growth enables agricultural innovation and higher productivity through techniques like irrigation.
4. Julian Simon believed human ingenuity allows resources to be substituted and supplies increased, so there are no real limits to growth. The ultimate resource is human creativity.
This document discusses several theories related to population growth and carrying capacity of the Earth:
- Cornucopians believe that continued technological progress will allow humanity to meet its material needs and support continued population growth, even drawing on outer space for resources.
- Malthusians argue that population growth will eventually outpace the Earth's ability to produce food and resources, leading to scarcity.
- William Catton's overshoot theory holds that humanity has already exceeded the planet's carrying capacity through environmental damage from overconsumption.
- Ester Boserup believed that population growth enables agricultural innovations to increase food production through more intensive farming methods.
- The Club of Rome warned in 1972 that based on
Scientists describe population growth using models like exponential and logistic growth. Exponential growth assumes unlimited resources leading to rapid growth, while logistic growth incorporates limiting factors that slow growth as the population approaches the carrying capacity. Population size is regulated by biotic factors like competition for resources, disease, predation, and physiological stress at high densities, as well as abiotic factors such as climate, weather, and natural disasters. No population perfectly fits either the exponential or logistic growth models due to the complex interplay of these limiting factors.
This document discusses issues related to human population growth and urbanization. It notes that the human population has grown exponentially in recent centuries due to factors like improved agriculture, medicine, and ability to inhabit new areas. The population is projected to reach 9 billion by 2050. Slowing population growth requires strategies like economic development, education and empowerment of women, and family planning. The document also discusses the trends and impacts of increasing urbanization, including urban sprawl, and its effects on land, water, energy use, and local economies.
Malthusian theory proposed that population grows exponentially while the food supply grows arithmetically, leading to population outstripping the food supply. Neo-Malthusians revived these concerns in the 20th century, predicting mass starvation. However, their predictions did not come true due to technological advances increasing food production. While some neo-Malthusians continue predicting famine, data from the UN and World Bank show that global food production has increased steadily, keeping pace with population growth through yield improvements and the green revolution.
1) Thomas Malthus theorized that population grows exponentially while food production grows arithmetically, leading to periodic population crashes due to famine, disease or war.
2) Malthus suggested population growth would be held in check by positive factors that increase the death rate and negative factors that decrease the birth rate.
3) However, others argue technological improvements in agriculture have increased food production beyond Malthus' predictions, preventing population crashes. Esther Boserup argued population growth spurs innovation that improves yields.
6
The document discusses two major threats facing humanity: 1) The global economic crisis of capitalism that risks driving the world economy into depression. 2) The depletion of the planet's natural resources from overconsumption, pollution, and climate change. It argues sustainable development is necessary for humanity's survival to avoid an environmental and economic collapse that could lead to "barbarism." Governments, businesses, and individuals must take environmental responsibility and transition to more sustainable models of leadership, development, and resource management.
Global sustainable society and world government requirements for world peaceFernando Alcoforado
Global threats require global cooperation and governance. Uncontrolled population growth and resource depletion threaten the environment and economy, risking conflicts. A new global sustainable society is needed, where countries work interdependently with common goals. This would require a world government elected by a UN General Assembly-chosen world parliament to regulate the economy, relations, and promote prosperity through sustainable development for all people. A world government could help end wars and build lasting world peace.
This article published in Global Education Magazine aims to demonstrate that sustainable development is a requirement for the survival of humanity because it faces two major threats. One of them is represented by the general crisis of the world capitalist system that tends to drive the world economy into depression. Another threat is represented by the depletion of natural resources of the planet, the uncontrolled growth of cities and the catastrophic global climate change.
The end of globalization with the new coronavirus pandemicFernando Alcoforado
This article aims to demonstrate that contemporary globalization is threatened due to the continuing depression in the world economy that started in 2008, the pandemic of the new Coronavirus that shook international trade, the dizzying public, family and business indebtedness further aggravated by the pandemic. and the deepening of the economic stagnation that hit the entire world economy. The world faces the prospect of profound change with a return to the national economy that would be self-sufficient. This shift is the exact opposite of globalization. The longer the pandemic lasts, it will compromise globalization and reinforce the discourse of the search for national self-sufficiency.
This article aims to demonstrate the necessity and the possibility of building another world diametrically opposed to the current one that faces in the contemporary era with economic, social, environmental and international relations crises that makes it possible to avoid the occurrence of harmful consequences for the whole humanity.
New world system required with the end of capitalism in the mid 21 st centuryFernando Alcoforado
The document argues that the current world system driven by capitalism will end in the mid-21st century and a new world system opposed to capitalism will need to emerge. It claims that capitalism will self-destruct by the middle of the century when global profit and growth rates reach zero. To avoid economic, social, environmental and international crises, the document proposes replacing capitalism with a model based on Scandinavian social democracy, with a global democratic government and parliament, in order to achieve progress on economic, social, environmental and international levels in a sustainable way.
1. By 2030, geopolitics will be more complicated and divided between American and Chinese spheres of influence, with the US facing new challenges within its own sphere from countries like Poland, Turkey, and Brazil. However, the US will likely remain the preeminent global power despite financial problems. Rivals like Russia and China will take greater risks against US power as it declines.
2. A second major financial crisis in the UK in the 2010s will likely lead to reforms that break the country's thrall to finance since 1945 and spearhead a new industrial revolution, making the UK the richest and most populous European country by 2035.
3. Major successes will be achieved in tackling diseases
THE COLLAPSES THAT THREATEN HUMANITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY AND HOW TO AVOID THE...Faga1939
The document discusses several experts who predict collapses of capitalism, globalization, the environment, society, and civilization overall in the 21st century. These include Immanuel Wallerstein, Michael Roberts, José Eustáquio Diniz Alves, John Casti, and Edgar Morin. They warn of threats like economic crisis, wars, climate change, loss of biodiversity, pandemics, and infrastructure breakdown. The document argues that these looming collapses can only be avoided by establishing a democratic world government that can govern and control systems to prevent harmful consequences for humanity.
HOW TO MAKE A REALITY THE UTOPIA OF THE RATIONAL USE OF NATURE'S RESOURCES IN...Faga1939
This article aims to present how to make the sixth of the considered utopias come true, that of the rational use of nature's resources in the world to end its devastation. This article demonstrates that the depletion of natural resources and global warming with consequent global climate change are responsible for the devastation of nature which, in turn, contributes to the occurrence of pandemics which can threaten the survival of the human species. This article also shows how to avoid the depletion of the planet's natural resources, catastrophic global climate change and the multiplication of pandemics. An indisputable fact is that humanity already consumes more natural resources than the planet is capable of replenishing. Environmental damage is also characterized by the risk of the emergence of new pandemics as deforestation advances across the planet. We are now in a world where new pathogens will emerge. And this is what constitutes a gigantic threat to humanity. The environmental damage produced by capitalism is not only manifested in the depletion of natural resources on planet Earth and the emergence of new pandemics, but also stems from the fact that they are responsible for the rapid increase in global temperatures thanks to global warming and consequent climate change that tends to be catastrophic. It is for all this that it becomes imperative to implement the model of "sustainable development" that has become a key element in the global movement, crucial to finding viable solutions to solve the world's biggest problems, based on the thesis that a society sustainable is one that satisfies the needs of the present generation without diminishing the possibilities of future generations to meet theirs.
How to prevent humanitarian debacle in the contemporary worldFernando Alcoforado
The document discusses the current humanitarian crisis as a result of capitalism, imperialism, and lack of global governance. It argues that wars and military interventions by Western powers like the US and EU in countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria have devastated societies and displaced millions of refugees. It calls for replacing capitalism with a model like Scandinavian social democracy and establishing democratic global governance to prevent war, terrorism, and further humanitarian crises.
How to prevent humanitarian debacle in the contemporary worldFernando Alcoforado
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Este artigo tem por objetivo demonstrar que o povo brasileiro vive o inferno representado pelas catástrofes políticas, econômicas, sociais e ambientais que estão conduzindo o País a um desastre humanitário sem precedentes em sua história de gigantescas proporções. A catástrofe política no Brasil poderá ocorrer com o fim do processo democrático resultante da escalada do fascismo na sociedade pela ação do presidente Jair Bolsonaro que busca colocar em prática sua proposta de governo tipicamente fascista baseada no culto explícito da ordem, na violência de Estado, em práticas autoritárias de governo, no desprezo social por grupos vulneráveis e fragilizados e no anticomunismo. Soma-se à catástrofe política, a catástrofe econômica caracterizada pela estagnação da economia brasileira que amarga uma recessão em 2020 agravada pela pandemia do novo coronavirus porque o PIB caiu 4,1% em relação ao de 2019, a menor taxa da série histórica, iniciada em 1996, bem como com a taxa de desemprego em patamar recorde de 14,8 milhões de pessoas em busca de emprego no País. A catástrofe social se manifesta no fato de o governo Bolsonaro nada fazer para reduzir as taxas de desemprego reativando a economia, atuar em prejuízo dos interesses dos trabalhadores promovendo medidas contra os direitos sociais da população e contribuir para o número elevado de infectados e mortos pelo coronavirus no Brasil ao sabotar o combate ao vírus. Finalmente, a catástrofe ambiental se manifesta no fato de o governo Bolsonaro contribuir para a inação de órgãos governamentais responsáveis pela fiscalização contra as agressões ao meio ambiente, abrir caminho para atividades de mineração, agricultura, pecuária e madeireira na Floresta Amazônica e afastar o Brasil do Acordo do Clima de Paris.
Cet article vise à démontrer que le peuple brésilien vit l'enfer représenté par les catastrophes politiques, économiques, sociales et environnementales qui conduisent le pays à une catastrophe humanitaire sans précédent dans son histoire aux proportions gigantesques. La catastrophe politique au Brésil pourrait survenir avec la fin du processus démocratique résultant de l'escalade du fascisme dans la société par l'action du président Jair Bolsonaro, qui cherche à mettre en pratique sa proposition de gouvernement typiquement fasciste. fondée sur le culte explicite de l'ordre, la violence d'État, les pratiques gouvernementales autoritaires, le mépris social pour les groupes vulnérables et fragiles et l'anticommunisme. Outre la catastrophe politique, la catastrophe économique caractérisée par la stagnation de l'économie brésilienne après une récession en 2020, aggravée par la nouvelle pandémie de coronavirus, car le PIB a baissé de 4,1% par rapport à 2019, le taux le plus bas du série historique, commencée en 1996, ainsi qu'avec le taux de chômage à un niveau record de 14,8 millions de personnes à la recherche d'un emploi dans le pays.La catastrophe sociale se manifeste par le fait que le gouvernement Bolsonaro ne fait rien pour réduire les taux de chômage en réactivant la économique, agissant au détriment des intérêts des travailleurs, promouvant des mesures contre les droits sociaux de la population et contribuant au nombre élevé de personnes infectées et tuées par le coronavirus au Brésil en sabotant la lutte contre le virus. Enfin, la catastrophe environnementale se manifeste par le fait que le gouvernement Bolsonaro contribue à l'inaction des agences gouvernementales chargées de surveiller les agressions contre l'environnement, ouvrant la voie aux activités minières, agricoles, d'élevage et d'exploitation forestière dans la forêt amazonienne et retirant le Brésil de l'Accord de Paris sur le climat.
Cet article a pour objectif de présenter et d'analyser le rapport du Groupe d'experts intergouvernemental sur l'évolution du climat (GIEC), agence liée à l'ONU, rendu public le 9 août 2021 à travers lequel il montre l'ensemble des connaissances acquises depuis la publication de son précédent rapport en 2014 sur le climat de la planète Terre. 234 auteurs de 66 pays ont examiné plus de 14 000 études scientifiques et leur travail a été reçu avec plus de 78 000 commentaires et observations de chercheurs et d'experts qui travaillant pour les 195 gouvernements auxquels ce travail est destiné. Ce rapport révèle une connaissance approfondie du climat passé, présent et futur de la Terre. Le résumé de ce rapport est à lire dans l'article Selon le GIEC, le changement climatique est irréversible, mais peut encore être corrigé disponible sur le site <https://www.sciencesetavenir.fr/nature-environnement/climat/selon-le-giec-le-changement-climatique-s-accelere-est-irreversible-mais-peut-etre-corrige_156431>. Alors que peut-on faire pour éviter cette catastrophe climatique ? La solution est de réduire de moitié les émissions mondiales de gaz à effet de serre d'ici 2030 et de zéro émission nette d'ici le milieu de ce siècle pour arrêter et éventuellement inverser la hausse des températures. La réduction à zéro des émissions nettes consiste à réduire autant que possible les émissions de gaz à effet de serre en utilisant les technologies propres et les énergies renouvelables, ainsi que comme capter et stocker le carbone, ou l'absorber en plantant des arbres. Très probablement, le monde ne réussira pas à empêcher d'autres changements climatiques en raison de l'absence d'un système de gouvernance mondiale capable d'empêcher l'augmentation du réchauffement climatique et le changement climatique catastrophique résultant de l'impuissance de l'ONU.
AQUECIMENTO GLOBAL, MUDANÇA CLIMÁTICA GLOBAL E SEUS IMPACTOS SOBRE A SAÚDE HU...Fernando Alcoforado
Este artigo tem por objetivo apresentar os impactos do aquecimento global e da consequente mudança climática sobre a saúde humana e as soluções que permitam evitar suas maléficas consequências contra a humanidade. Para alcançar este objetivo, é necessário promover uma transformação profunda da sociedade atual que tem sido extremamente destruidora das condições de vida do planeta. Diante disso, é imprescindível que seja edificada uma sociedade sustentável substituindo o atual modelo econômico dominante em todo o mundo por outro que leve em conta o homem integrado com o meio ambiente, com a natureza, ou seja, o modelo de desenvolvimento sustentável. Foi analisado o Acordo de Paris com base na COP 21 organizada pela ONU através do qual 195 países e a União Europeia definiram como a humanidade lutará contra o aquecimento global nas próximas décadas, bem como foi analisada literatura relacionada com o aquecimento global e a mudança climática para extrair as conclusões que apontam como substituir o modelo de desenvolvimento atual pelo modelo de desenvolvimento sustentável.
GLOBAL WARMING, GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACTS ON HUMAN HEALTHFernando Alcoforado
This article aims to present the impacts of global warming and the consequent global climate change on human health and the solutions to avoid its harmful consequences against humanity. In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to promote a profound transformation of current society, which has been extremely destructive of the planet's living conditions. Therefore, it is essential to build a sustainable society, replacing the current dominant economic model throughout the world with one that takes into account man integrated with the environment, with nature, that is, the model of sustainable development. The Paris Agreement was analyzed based on the COP 21 organized by the UN through which 195 countries and the European Union defined how humanity will fight global warming in the coming decades, as well as was analyzed literature related to global warming and climate change to extract the conclusions that point out how to replace the current development model with the sustainable development model.
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Cet article a trois objectifs : 1) démontrer qu'il y a un changement drastique du climat de la Terre grâce au réchauffement climatique, qui contribue à la survenue d'inondations dans les villes aux effets de plus en plus catastrophiques ; 2) proposer des mesures pour lutter contre le changement climatique mondial ; et 3) proposer des mesures pour préparer les villes à faire face à des événements météorologiques extrêmes. Récemment, des inondations se sont produites qui exposent la vulnérabilité des villes d'Europe et de Chine aux conditions météorologiques les plus extrêmes. Après les inondations qui ont fait des morts en Allemagne, en Belgique et en Chine, le message a été renforcé que des changements importants sont nécessaires pour préparer les villes à faire face à des événements similaires à l'avenir. Les gouvernements doivent admettre que les infrastructures qu'ils ont construites dans le passé pour les villes, même à une époque plus récente, sont vulnérables à ces phénomènes météorologiques extrêmes. Pour faire face aux inondations qui deviendront de plus en plus fréquentes, les gouvernements doivent agir simultanément dans trois directions : la première est de lutter contre le changement climatique mondial ; le second est de préparer les villes à faire face à des événements météorologiques extrêmes et le troisième est de mettre en œuvre une société durable aux niveaux national et mondial.
This article has three objectives: 1) to demonstrate that there is a drastic change in the Earth's climate thanks to global warming, which is contributing to the occurrence of floods in cities that are increasingly catastrophic in their effects; 2) propose measures to combat global climate change; and 3) propose measures to prepare cities to face extreme weather events. Recently, floods have occurred that expose the vulnerability of cities in Europe and China to the most extreme weather. After the floods that killed people in Germany, Belgium and China, the message was reinforced that significant changes are needed to prepare cities to face similar events in the future. Governments need to admit that the infrastructure they built in the past for cities, even in more recent times, is vulnerable to these extreme weather events. To deal with the floods that will become more and more frequent, governments need to act simultaneously in three directions: the first is to combat global climate change; the second is to prepare cities to face extreme weather events and the third is to implement a sustainable society at the national and global levels.
Este artigo tem três objetivos: 1) demonstrar que está havendo uma mudança drástica no clima da Terra graças ao aquecimento global que está contribuindo para a ocorrência de inundações nas cidades que se repetem de forma cada vez mais catastrófica em seus efeitos; 2) propor medidas para combater a mudança climática global; e, 3) propor medidas visando preparar as cidades para enfrentar eventos climáticos extremos. Recentemente, ocorreram enchentes que expõem a vulnerabilidade das cidades da Europa e da China ao clima mais extremo. Depois das enchentes que mataram pessoas na Alemanha, Bélgica e China foi reforçada a mensagem de que são necessárias mudanças significativas para preparar as cidades para enfrentar eventos similares no futuro. Os governos precisam admitir que a infraestrutura que construíram no passado para as cidades, mesmo em tempos mais recentes, é vulnerável a esses eventos de clima extremo. Para lidar com as inundações que serão cada vez mais frequentes, os governos precisam agir simultaneamente em três direções: a primeira consiste em combater a mudança climática global; a segunda consiste em preparar as cidades para enfrentar eventos extremos no clima e a terceira consiste em implantar uma sociedade sustentável nas esferas nacional e global.
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Este artigo tem por objetivo demonstrar que as eleições de 2022 são decisivas para o futuro do Brasil porque que o povo brasileiro terá que decidir entre os valores da civilização e da democracia ou os da barbárie e do fascismo defendidos pelos candidatos à Presidência da República. É preciso observar que a Civilização é considerada o estágio mais avançado que uma sociedade humana pode alcançar do ponto de vista político, econômico, social, cultural, científico e tecnológico. O contrário de civilização é a Barbárie que é a condição daquilo que é selvagem, cruel, desumano e grosseiro, ou seja, quem ou o que é tido como bárbaro que atenta contra o progresso político, econômico, social, cultural, científico e tecnológico. A barbárie sempre se caracterizou ao longo da história da humanidade por grupos que usam a força e a crueldade para alcançar seus objetivos.
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CIVILIZATION OR BARBARISM ARE THE CHOICES OF THE BRAZILIAN PEOPLE IN THE 2022...Fernando Alcoforado
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HOW TO SAVE THE HUMANITY OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND WARS DEVASTATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY
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HOW TO SAVE THE HUMANITY OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC,
ENVIRONMENTAL AND WARS DEVASTATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Fernando Alcoforado*
This article is the first of seven articles that will have as their central theme the salvation
of humanity from the threats that exist on planet Earth and, also, those from outer space.
In addition to this article, the following articles will be presented, in order:
• How to save the humanity of natural disasters caused by earthquakes, tsunamis and
volcano eruption
• How to save humanity from the collision on planet Earth of bodies from outer space
• How to save humanity from the cosmic rays that can devastate life on planet Earth and
threaten human beings in space travel
• How to save humanity from the catastrophic consequences of the continual increase in
the distance from the Moon to Earth
• How to save humanity with the death of the Sun and the collision of the Andromeda and
Via Lactea galaxies
• How to save humanity with the end of the Universe
This article whose theme is “How to save humanity of social, economic, environmental
and wars devastation in the 21st century” aims to propose the adoption of strategies
capable of facing three devastating crises that threaten the future of humanity in the
middle of the XXI century. The first crisis is related to the economic and social damage
produced by capitalism that will culminate in its predictable end in the middle of the 21st
century, the second crisis concerns the worsening of the environmental damage produced
by capitalism in the 21st century with the depletion of natural resources, the emergence
of new pandemics and catastrophic global climate change, and the third crisis may result
from the worsening of conflicts in international relations produced by capitalism that may
lead the world to face the multiplicity of localized wars and even a new world war in the
21st century. This article presents the necessary strategies to save humanity from social,
economic, environmental devastation and wars in the 21st century, supported by in-depth
research on the development of capitalism and its future, on the degradation of the
environment and its harmful consequences, as well as about the wars that broke out in the
history of mankind and may break out in the future.
1. The economic and social damage produced by capitalism and its foreseeable end
in the middle of the 21st century
Despite having contributed to the progress of humanity since its emergence in the 15th
century, capitalism has also been producing economic chaos at the national and global
levels, generators of endless recessions and economic depressions like those of 1873 and
2029, it is causing serious social damages in all countries represented by the excessive
concentration of income, by increasing social inequality and by endemic hunger and
misery [1]. One of the main consequences of the recent globalization process of
capitalism is the increase in economic inequalities between all countries, social
inequalities, unemployment, hunger and poverty.
In the last 40 years, the concentration of income has only grown with globalization. The
pandemic of the new Coronavirus also increased the diseases of social inequality, a social
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disease with which humanity has lived for centuries. Income disparity is not just a
problem for the poor. The crisis of capitalism also impoverishes the middle class that
stands between billionaires, on the one hand, and miserable, on the other, and prevents
millions of people from accessing the goods and services that drive progress. Present in
societies since the dawn of civilization, social inequality, so ingrained, gained in
capitalism the situation of evil without cure. Thomas Piketty shows statistically that
capital has, throughout history, tended to produce ever greater levels of social inequality
[7]. This is exactly the theoretical conclusion of Karl Marx, in the first volume of his
version of Capital [11]. The growing inequality is the biggest challenge facing humanity
in terms of progress against poverty. Another problem caused by the globalization of
capitalism is the accelerated increase in the unemployment rate worldwide, the result of
exploitation on workers and technological advances that eliminate countless jobs.
Up to 12,000 people died of hunger daily, until the end of 2020, aggravated by the covid-
19 pandemic. This is equivalent to the total daily deaths caused by pandemic. 122 million
people were brought to the brink of starvation in 2020 as a result of the social and
economic impacts of capitalism exacerbated by the new Coronavirus pandemic. Hunger
is present in people who continually do not have access to enough calories to meet their
daily energy needs. Currently, about 795 million individuals are in this situation. In other
words: 1 in 9 people in the world are malnourished. Of this total, the vast majority, 780
million, is geographically located in the peripheral and semi-peripheral capitalist
countries. The globalization process has contributed to the massive increase in poverty,
excluding an increasing number of people. It is estimated that, today, about 1.5 billion
people in the world survive on a daily income that does not exceed 1 dollar [12].
In addition to producing immense social damage, capitalism is a system that operates
according to the entropy principle by presenting the universal tendency to evolve into an
increasing economic disorder and self-destruction [4]. Capitalism's tendency towards
self-destruction is evidenced by the growing world debt that is a bomb that threatens to
explode at any moment. A level of indebtedness never seen since World War II threatens
to inoculate the poison of the next crisis in the world capitalist system. The crisis of the
new Coronavirus found the world economy in a bad state because, in addition to being
extremely indebted, it was stagnating in its growth. The crisis of the new Coronavirus
further aggravated the global economic crisis that may be greater than the Great
Depression of the 1930s. The current crisis is comparable to the economic depression that
occurred in the 1930s and which recovered only ten years later thanks public investments
in public works and military expenditures for World War II. Today, the world is faced
with the weakening of governments to intervene in national economies by carrying out
public works. In view of this, it would only be left to countries to unleash a new world
conflict to reactivate the economy. Furthermore, the world is governed by the forces of a
totally unregulated, that is, out of control, market. Instead of stability, what we have today
is a system in ruins, widely deregulated known as “globalization”.
The world capitalist system is evolving towards self-destruction towards its end, which
should happen in the middle of the 21st century when the global profit rate and the growth
rate of the World Gross Product will reach zero value [1]. The world capitalist system
will come to an end in the middle of the 21st century because there is a downward trend
in the world profit rate from 1869 to 2007 [3], in the profit rate of large corporations in
the United States from 1947 to 2007 [6] and in growth rate of the World Gross Product
from 1961 to 2007 [2]. To determine when these rates will reach zero in the future,
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maintaining the downward trend, and performing the calculation using the least squares
method of Statistics, it can be concluded that they will occur between 2057 and 2059 [1].
2. The worsening of environmental damage and of conflicts in international relations
produced by capitalism in the 21st century
The environmental damage produced by capitalism is manifested in the depletion of the
planet Earth's natural resources, in the emergence of new pandemics and in the
catastrophic global climate change. The depletion of the planet's natural resources is
verified based on the analysis of the available data that point out that the planet Earth is
already reaching its limits in the use of its natural resources. The available data on the
reserves of mineral resources point out that the planet Earth is already reaching its limits
according to information from the US Geological Survey, the United States government
agency responsible for geological surveys. The depletion of mineral resources such as oil
is currently the greatest potential source of world conflicts. The dispute over water
between several countries is becoming a source of wars over water resources. The planet's
food production capacity is also reaching its limits [1].
Today, more than 80% of the world's population live in countries that use more resources
than their own ecosystems can renew. The central capitalist countries (European Union,
United States and Japan), ecological debtors, have already exhausted their own resources
and have to import them. In the Global Footprint Network survey, the Japanese consume
7.1 times more than they have and it would take four Italy to supply the Italians. An
indisputable fact is that humanity already consumes more natural resources than the
planet is capable of replacing. The available data on the reserves of mineral resources
point out that the planet Earth is already reaching its limits. Humanity currently uses 50%
of the planet's fresh water. In 40 years it will use 80%. The use of water that is not suitable
for consumption is responsible for 60% of the planet's patients. Half of the world's rivers
are contaminated by sewage, pesticides and industrial waste. 748 million people on the
planet do not have access to drinking water sources. Only 12% of the planet's land is
arable. In the last 30 years, the total of arable land affected by severe droughts has doubled
due to global warming. Of the 200 species of fish with the greatest commercial interest,
120 are exploited beyond the sustainable level. At this rate, the volume of fish available
will have decreased by more than 90% by 2050. It is estimated that 40% of the area of
the oceans is severely degraded by human action. In the last 50 years, the number of dead
zones has grown 10-fold. As of 2050, the world population may exceed 10 billion
inhabitants. With a population of more than 10 billion inhabitants, planet Earth may not
be able to withstand such a demand for natural resources [1].
An indisputable fact is that humanity already consumes more natural resources than the
planet is capable of replacing. The current pace of consumption is a threat to humanity's
future prosperity. In the last 45 years, the demand for the planet's natural resources has
doubled, due to the rise in the standard of living in rich and emerging countries and the
increase in the world population. An indisputable fact is that humanity already consumes
more natural resources than the planet Earth is capable of replacing. Today, due to the
current pace of consumption, the demand for natural resources exceeds the Earth's
replacement capacity by 41%. If the escalation of this demand continues at the current
rate, in 2030, with a planetary population estimated at 10 billion people, two Earths will
be needed to satisfy it [1]. These facts demonstrate the depletion of the planet Earth's
natural resources.
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Environmental damage is also characterized by the risk of new pandemics arising as
deforestation advances across the planet. There is the prospect that an eventual next
pandemic could be so contagious and far more lethal than that of Covid-19, which has
already claimed the lives of more than 2 million people on the planet. The appearance of
a new disease is called by scientists "disease X", which is a concept of the World Health
Organization (WHO) for something unexpected or unknown that may still appear. We
are now in a world where new pathogens will emerge. And that is what constitutes a huge
threat to humanity. A new pathogen will follow the same pattern of transmission as others
already found, moving from a wild animal to humans. And, if the destruction of nature
does not end, it is likely that even more deadly and destructive diseases will hit humanity
in the future, more quickly and more frequently. The warning comes from the world's
leading biodiversity experts [10].
The environmental damage produced by capitalism is not only manifested in the depletion
of the planet Earth's natural resources and in the emergence of new pandemics, but also
stems from the fact that they are responsible for the rapid rise in global temperatures
thanks to global warming, which can contribute to the catastrophic global climate change
that will occur if the rise in the average temperature of the Earth exceeds 2 ºC when
humanity will face droughts in some areas of the planet and intense rains in other
compromising food production, the submerging of islands and coastal cities due to the
sea level rise resulting from the melting of the poles, Greenland and mountain ranges and
the multiplicity of typhoons and hurricanes with devastating floods, among other
problems [8]. The Paris Agreement seeks to contain the rise in global average temperature
well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and make efforts to limit the rise in
temperature to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels to reduce the risks and impacts of
climate change. An issue not addressed in the Paris Agreement (COP 21) concerns wars
that are proliferating worldwide and is largely responsible for the planet's environmental
degradation due to its devastating effects on the environment [9].
In addition to producing and continuing to produce the environmental degradation of the
planet, which tends to lead to the depletion of its natural resources, the emergence of new
pandemics and catastrophic climate change, capitalism has also produced serious
problems in international relations represented by the two great world wars and constant
international conflicts across the planet [1]. The twentieth century was the scene (until
now) of three major wars (1st World War from 1914 to 1918, 2nd World War from 1939
to 1945 and the Cold War from 1945 to 1989). In the First World War (1914-1918), about
9 million people died. Only twenty years later, World War II (1939-1945) broke out,
which killed 40 to 52 million people. Since the end of World War II until 1992, 149 wars
had occurred, in which more than 23 million people died. The estimate covering all
"megamorts" that occurred since 1914 to the present moment reached 187 million deaths.
The violence of conflicts in our time is unparalleled in history. Since the 20th century,
wars have been "total wars" against combatants and civilians without discrimination [1].
There are several countries that can become hotbeds of wars in the world, including the
United States, Russia, China, Syria, Palestine, Israel, Iran, North Korea, India and
Pakistan. In the contemporary era, international geopolitical chess points to the existence
of 3 major players: the United States, China and Russia. Currently, in addition to the
United States, Russia, China, the United Kingdom and France, nuclear weapons hold
India, North Korea, Pakistan and Israel. Expert reports accuse Israel of having a large
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nuclear arsenal estimated at more than 100 warheads, making it the only one with such
weaponry in the Middle East. In turn, Iran and Syria are accused of having secret nuclear
weapons programs [1].
3. The strategies needed to save humanity from social, economic, environmental and
wars devastation in the 21st century
Until the end of the capitalist system in the mid-21st century, the holders of economic
power will try to prevent the fall in the rate of profit by increasing the exploitation of
workers and using the automation of productive activity, which generates mass
unemployment, and political power will raise levels of political repression across the
globe with worsening political and social tensions around the world resulting from the
worsening economic situation. In the middle of the 21st century, economic and
environmental crises will feed each other, causing the masses of all countries in the world
to organize themselves to carry out the social and environmental revolution necessary to
change the world in which we live. It is important to note that in an environment of chaos
that is currently observed aggravated by the pandemic of the new Coronavirus,
revolutionary solutions may be born to try to change the world for the better, but
counterrevolutionary solutions may also be born to maintain the status quo. It is important
to note that in an environment of chaos, totalitarian solutions can arise either with social
revolutions or with counter-revolutions, as opposed to a managed change that could lead
to democratic solutions. Therefore, social revolutions and counter-revolutions will
dominate the world stage. To avoid this scenario, governments around the world should
structure solutions that contemplate the managed and rational transition from capitalism
to a new political, economic, social and environmental order worldwide.
A new political, economic, social and environmental order to be implemented worldwide
that would be beneficial to humanity would mean building a new model of society
radically different from the current model of society driven by capitalist dynamics since
the 12th century. This new model of society should seek to achieve progress on 3 new
bases described below: 1) economic and social progress in each country to eliminate or
reduce social inequalities; 2) progress in international relations to eliminate chaos in the
world economy and guarantee world peace; and, 3) environmental progress in each
country and globally with the organization of the planet's environment based on
sustainable development [1].
To achieve economic and social progress in each country in order to eliminate or reduce
social inequalities, it is necessary that a model of society along the lines of the social
democracy existing in Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland and
Iceland) where the most evolved social welfare state in the world was built. To achieve
progress in international relations aimed at eliminating chaos in the world economy and
guaranteeing world peace, there must be a democratic world government and a world
parliament in which all countries of the world would be represented. To achieve
environmental progress in each country and globally, there needs to be a world
democratic government, a global parliament to order the environment of the planet based
on the sustainable development model to be adopted in all countries of the world.
The defense of Scandinavian social democracy as a model of society to be adopted by all
countries in the world with the necessary adaptations is justified because, according to
the UN, Scandinavian countries are the best governed in the world, they are the ones that
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present the greatest economic progress and social among all countries in the world whose
people are considered the happiest in the world according to the World Happiness Report
2020 [5]. It is an extremely successful model of society that brings together the positive
aspects of capitalism and socialism, thus constituting a hybrid system. This means that
the model of capitalist society existing in the vast majority of countries in the world
should be replaced by the model of society along the lines of Scandinavian social
democracy with the necessary adaptations in each country in the world. Many may ask
why not implement socialism along the Soviet lines with the socialization of the means
of production? The end of socialism in the Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern
Europe, the failure of economic development in Cuba and North Korea and China's
abandonment of socialism based on the Soviet model with the adoption of a state capitalist
economy, demonstrate the infeasibility of the socialist model along the Soviet lines.
Progress in international relations to eliminate chaos in the world economy and guarantee
world peace can only be achieved with the constitution of a democratic world government
that would be elected by the world parliament to be constituted with the participation of
countries around the world because no major power, however powerful it may be, nor the
current international organizations, such as the UN, IMF, World Bank, World Trade
Organization, among others, have demonstrated throughout history that they do not have
the capacity and the power to promote progress in the international relations of the planet.
The time has come for humanity to equip itself as urgently as possible with the
instruments necessary for building world peace and controlling its destiny. No country,
however powerful, can do this task. It is necessary to understand that there will be no
world peace and that the world market will not function properly without the rule of
international law that can only be applied and respected with the presence of a world
government that is accepted by all countries. A world government will only be sustainable
if it is truly democratic. Humanity must understand that it has everything to gain by
uniting around a global democratic government [1]. The new world order must be built
not only to organize relations between men on the face of the Earth, but also their relations
with nature. It is necessary, therefore, that a planetary social contract be drawn up that
enables the achievement of world peace, economic and social progress and the rational
use of nature's resources for the benefit of all humanity.
Democratic world government would translate humanity's most advanced stage of
political evolution because, throughout history, humanity has evolved from the village to
form city-states, from city-states to constitute nation-states, from nation-states to
constitute economic blocs like NAFTA and Mercosur or the economic and political union
of states like the European Union. Humanity's next step, therefore, will be the
establishment of global governance to reach its highest stage of development with true
economic, political, social and environmental integration at the planetary level based on
a planetary social contract approved by all the peoples of the world. Success in bringing
about political, economic, social and environmental changes at the national and global
levels depends on the existence of a global democratic government. Furthermore, the
existence of a democratic world government is absolutely necessary to coordinate the
action of all countries in the world in terms of the global economy and to ensure world
peace on our planet.
A democratic world government would not transform the governments of each nation into
its vassals. National governments would maintain their autonomy by being governed
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according to the interests of their people while the democratic world government would
aim to defend the general interests of the planet. What would not be admissible would be
for any national government to adopt measures that are inconsistent with decisions of
general interest taken by the world parliament that would translate the will of the majority
of the peoples of the entire world. The democratic world government would avoid the
empire of one country and the anarchy of all countries. The construction of a democratic
world government is necessary to face major systemic disasters such as, extreme
ecological crisis resulting from global warming, economic crisis of great magnitude such
as that which is registered at the moment and tends to worsen in the future, the
globalization of the organized crime, threats to life on planet Earth from outer space and
the spread of terrorism. The preservation of international peace would be the first mission
of any new form of democratic world government.
Just as there is an urgent need for economic and social progress in each country and
progress in international relations, so too is environmental progress in each country and
globally based on the sustainable development model that must ensure that the needs of
current generations occur without compromising. the needs of future generations that can
only be achieved with the existence of a global democratic government and the signing
of a Planetary Social Contract that would lay the foundations for relations between
countries in terms of economics, international relations and the environment and relations
between human beings and nature.
Just as there is an urgent need for economic and social progress in each country and
progress in international relations, so too is environmental progress in each country and
globally based on the sustainable development model that must ensure that the needs of
current generations occur without compromising. the needs of future generations putting
an end to the constant environmental degradation that is characterized by the depletion of
the planet's natural resources, the emergence of new pandemics and the climate change
that threatens the future of humanity. The unsustainability of the current model of
capitalist development is evident, since it has been extremely destructive of living
conditions on the planet. In view of this, it is imperative to replace the current dominant
capitalist economic model worldwide with one that takes into account man integrated
with the environment, with nature, that is, the model of sustainable development that can
only be achieved with the existence of a democratic world government and the signing of
a Planetary Social Contract that would lay the foundations for relations between countries
in terms of economics, international relations and the environment and relations between
human beings and nature.
4. Conclusions
Given the above, the serious economic, social and environmental damage and conflicts
in international relations produced by capitalism throughout history that will continue
until its foreseeable end from the middle of the 21st century point to the need: 1) to build
a new model of society that will replace it in each country focused on economic stability,
social well-being and environmental sustainability; and, 2) the implantation of a
democratic world government to order the global economy and the environment and
ensure world peace. The incessant degradation of the environment and the catastrophic
global climate change point to the need: 1) the adoption of the sustainable development
model in each country and globally; and, 2) the implantation of a democratic world
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government to order the environment. In turn, the escalation of international conflicts
produced by capitalism throughout history, which tend to multiply in the future, indicates
the need for the constitution of a global democratic government and a world parliament
to eliminate global economic chaos and ensure world peace. These are the main
conclusions to avoid that an unprecedented crisis of humanity endangers the human
species and life on the planet in the 21st century.
To save humanity from the social devastation caused by the economic and environmental
crises and wars in the 21st century, it is necessary, therefore, to make the construction of
social democracy in Scandinavian molds possible in each country of the world with the
necessary adaptation and the implantation of a world government adopting the strategy
set out in our book Como inventar o futuro para mudar o mundo (How to invent the future
to change the world), published by Editora CRV de Curitiba in 2019 [1], which considers
it necessary, at first, to create a World Forum for Peace and the Progress of Humanity by
organizations of the Civil Society of all countries in the world. In this Forum, the
objectives and strategies of a world movement for the construction of social democracy
in Scandinavian molds in each country of the world should be discussed and established
with the necessary adaptation and for the constitution of a democratic government and a
world parliament in order to sensitize the world population and the national governments
to make a world in which freedom, equality and fraternity prevail in every country in the
world and international peace and progress for all humanity. This would be the path that
would make it possible to transform the utopia of universal confraternization into reality
and end humanity's calvary.
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