State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World

The coming century of climate change, and how to manage and survive it. Forthcoming in January 2009 from the Worldwatch Institute. It's New Year's Day, 2101. Somehow, humanity survived the worst of global warming—the higher temperatures and sea levels and the more intense droughts and storms—and succeeded in stabilizing the Earth's climate. Greenhouse gas concentrations are peaking and are expected to drift downward in the 22nd century. The rise in global temperatures is slowing and the natural world is gradually healing. The social contract largely held. And humanity as a whole is better fed, healthier, and more prosperous today than it was a century ago.

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Contributor: Giulia D'Amico
Published Date: April 21, 2008