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Peter Leyden: The Transformation: A Future History of the World from 02020 to 02050

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Climate Change

By 20 30, it's estimated that the world will add another one point seven billion middle class people to their ranks. I think this may well lead to a social transformation and will be seen as the early stages of civilizational change. In summery, i think we can actually solve climate change. It's totally possible. It's plausible. It's even probable. The next 25 to 30 years are going to be an extraordinary time for our generation. We're beginning another set of technology and economic long booms. This is not just a story, not just some imaginative syphi. It's a positive reframe of the actual story of our times. There's few places, few communities

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