The Asahi Glass Foundation Announces the Results of the 29th Annual “Questionnaire on Environmental Problems and the Survival of Humankind” ● The average time on the Environmental Doomsday Clock is now 9:47, the same as that in 2018 when the strongest sense of environment crisis was felt since launching the survey in 1992. This is […]
Will Modern Civilization be the Death of Us?
These two webinars may be of interest: Will Modern Civilization be the Death of Us? Envisioning Tomorrow’s Earth A Special Zoom Webinar. Sponsored by: Institute on Religion in an Age of Science. https://www.iras.org/ Dates: Monday, June 29, and Tuesday, June 30, 2020 Time: 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time. 11:00 PM European Summer Time Register: Be sure to register […]
The Politics of Natural Disasters by Daniel Aldrich
This paper was published in June 2012, well prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. This summary quote is lengthy, very academic, and insightful. Mentally extending the findings stated below to our current global health disaster and future global warming disasters is useful as it implies realtime and future reaction at many societal levels. Art Hunter, CACOR […]
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Environmental Doomsday Clock
New Time on Doomsday Clock The Asahi Glass Foundation Announces Results of the 28th Annual “Questionnaire on Environmental Problems and the Survival of Humankind” To see the full Asahi report go to: https://www.af-info.or.jp/en/questionnaire/doc/release2019.pdf For the complete summary see: https://www.af-info.or.jp/en/questionnaire/result.html The average time on the Environmental Doomsday Clock was 9:46, almost same level as last year, which showed the largest advancement since the inception of the survey. ● Similar to last year, respondents in three regions, including Oceania, USA & Canada and Western Europe, reported a higher sense of crisis. The time on the Environmental Doomsday Clock also advanced into the 9 o’clock range in Eastern Europe & former Soviet Union. Conversely, respondents in Africa reported the lowest sense of crisis and, unlike in any of the other regions, the Environmental Doomsday Clock time has remained in the 8 o’clock range there. ● By age, the Environmental Doomsday Clock time or sense of crisis was highest in respondents in over the age of 60. ● Respondents most frequently selected “Climate Change” as the environmental issues to be taken into account in selecting a time on the Environmental Doomsday Clock, consistent since 2011. ● Respondents most frequently selected “Biosphere Integrity” representing their sense of crisis about the environment in terms of time. ● A new question was added in this year: “Do you see any signs of improvement in the approach to global environmental issues?” ● Concerning the transition to a decarbonized society, improvements are recognizable overall, […]