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.
If the incomes of low and medium income citizens decline, economies cannot grow. Sounds like Communism.
Grandmothers
Climate change could destroy the Hawaiian Islands, one of the most beautiful places on earth. The famous beaches on Waikiki are threatened by rising sea levels. And their massive coral reefs are threatened by warming, acidic oceans.
A nation facing a double-whammy of grief. An exploding population and a nation suffering from climate change. Flooding, cyclones, massive rainfall and rising oceans. A textbook case for environmental emigration.
Energy from wood chips. In Sweden it is bigger than hydro and nuclear. The secret is taxing fossil fuels.
How leaders handle the pandemic will determine how they fare politically. A monster win for President Moon Jae-in of South Korea.
It was to be Brazil, Russia, India and China that would fuel economic growth. But it is India and China with their skilled work forces.
