THE JOURNEY TO A SOLUTION

By: Tuan Tran, Jami Mersch, and Khalid Getahun

WHAT WE ARE GOING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT- About the plan of Plan B.- Failures of World Nations to work on a

problem. - Environmental issues and facts.- Ideas to a common solution.- Stages of Shock and emphasis of a

failing government

PLAN B 3.0Lester R. Brown

QUESTIONS TO THINK ABOUT Will world population growth survive

after the decline in world oil production?

Can civilization survive the stress of falling oil production, food prices rising and stresses of climate change mounting?

FACTS It is oil inefficient to produce ethanol

with our current technology. If China becomes has the same rate of

prosperity compared to the U.S. China will need 89 million barrels while the world only produces 85 million.

FACTS The world has not found a new large oil

patch to drill for two decades. If half of the Amazon is cleared; the

forest has no chance to recover.

THE SHOCK DOCTRINE Naomi Klein

AN UNSTABLE GOVERNMENT

Friedman and the Chilean Government wanted Capitalism and freedom

AN UNSTABLE GOVERNMENT

The Argentine Junta

AN UNSTABLE GOVERNMENT

In the 1950s the CIA tortured people

SHOCK

Countries are shocked-by war, terror attacks, and natural disasters.Example: September 11th, 2001

Shocked again-by corporations and politicians who exploit the fear and disorientation of this first shock to push through economic shock therapy.Example: High Gas Prices

Shocked for a third time-by police, soldiers and prison interrogators.Example: New laws or policies

HOT FLAT AND CROWDEDThomas L. Friedman

PROBLEMS FACING THE WORLD Increase in Population Global Warming Overprotection (9/11 issues) Falling Behind on Energy Efficiency

POPULATION INCREASE The world population will increase from

6.7 billion to 9.2 billion by the year 2050.

The poorest countries are most affected by population growth

With population growth energy use needs to be more efficient

GLOBAL WARMING Increase in population →More energy

consumption →Increase in greenhouse gassesGreenhouse gasses from:

Burning Fossil fuels Deforestation Industrialization Large scale cattle grazing agriculture

OVERPROTECTION Since 9/11 the U.S. has been afraid and

putting up wallsDue to this preoccupation there has been a

“paralysis of the American Political System.” Led to the inability to tackle major problems

Increased security “If you go dark,

the whole world goes dark”

ENERGY EFFICIENCY 1 out of every 4 people in the world

aren’t on the electric grid.The most common energy source for people

without electricity is an open fire. Contributes to global warming Responsible for 1.6 million deaths per year

ENERGY EFFICIENCY More people are moving from small

areas and villages to megacities( 15-18 million people in megacities) for jobs.Sustainable villages need to be created by

getting energy sources to these villages, which in turn will create more jobs.

COMMONALITIES Government affects the ability to initiate

sustainability Government’s overprotection makes

them forget the smaller things (us and our environment).

What can you and I do to make a difference?