Please join me as I explore the surprises coming with Climate Change, the Pandemic and the War in Ukraine from a background of studying development in 40 nations.
Japan has announced a goal to be carbon neutral by 2050. A similar goal has been set by Britain, Canada and the EU.
Because of the way China handled the Coronavirus, anticipate India becoming more aligned with the western nations.
Climate winners. Mackerel moving into warmer Greenland waters. Resource development.
There are energy-intensive industries like cement and steel that put large amounts of CO2 into the air that cannot use an alternative to fossil fuels. The answer is to filter out the CO2 from the smokestacks. It is called carbon capture.
An explosion in agriculture. Natural gas from Siberia via the Northeast Passage. Climate change ensures Russia’s superpower status.
Aid agencies focus on big stuff like roads and electric power. Governments focus on small stuff like financing small business.
Unemployment and poverty driven by the global Covid-19 pandemic is forcing families to push their young girls into marriage.
