Humankind sustainability and improving the

World, Society, and its Resources!

Yet who can the world trust to be idealistic and moral enough
to help all of humanity and the environment, and at the same
time, be practical enough to make extremely difficult decisions
that can and will harm a great deal of people?

In only 12 years – between 1987 and 1999 – the world’s population increased by
20 percent, from 5 to 6 billion. This growth, in only 12 years – between 1987 and
1999 – the world’s population increased by 20 percent, from 5 to 6 billion. This
growth, combined with dramatic increases in per capita resource consumption,
contributes to increasingly serious social and environmental problems.

These problems will only worsen over the next 50 years as the projected world
population nears 12 billion and developing nations become more industrialized.
We are using finite nonrenewable resources at an ever-increasing rate, with little
regard for future generations. Facing these facts, we are compelled to ask: are
Earth and humankind sustainable?

People, governments and industries worldwide must adopt policies and practices
that promote sustainable development.

Increased life expectancies, births to American citizens, and legal and illegal
immigration, if continued, will dramatically increase the population of the US in
the 21st century. In addition, the number of Americans aged 65 and over is
projected to increase from 35 million in 2000 to 78 million in 2050 (Schneider
1999), and the present 4 million American citizens at age 65 will expand to 18
million by 2050. Unfortunately, many demographers believe that these projections
are underestimates (Schneider 1999).

The increasing world population and the advancing technology

worldwide is causing the accelerated depletion of natural
resources and are creating genuine concern for maintaining
our and future generations way of life.

The current depletion of fossil fuels is of major concern to

world population today.
Any interruption in such commodity will cause a major
economic downturn worldwide.

The issue is not to panic or cause panic, but to educate the

public and the government the urgency of the impending crises
and to take appropriate action to prevent such a catastrophe.

We have the science, knowledge and technology to overcome

these impending energy crises.

We should accelerate our investment in research and

development of renewable energy and energy efficiency, utilize
energy efficient materials and systems to construct any new
structures and in remodeling and rehabbing existing
structures.

The amount of resources and funds should be a least a trillion

dollar, this is a potential crisis of enormous magnitude, and we
must utilize those funds wisely and carefully.

If we all pull together, the people the government and the

scientific community, we can overcome these potential crises
and enhance our living on earth.

In addition all we have to do is show the corporate world the

financial benefit they can derive from such investment in those
technology and we will see them all running to join the task of
renewable energy at an affordable cost.

Yehuda Draiman

PS
What if humankind continues its present unsustainable practices for the remainder
of the 21st century? What if nature’s laws stop the exponential growth of the
human population and its concomitant destruction of natural capital and ecosystem
services? If humankind continues unsustainable practices until it finds the answers
to these last two ‘what ifs,’ this collapse will demonstrate that the human mind was
an evolutionary failure. One hopes that reason guided by evidence, compassion,
and ethics will make these two ‘what ifs’ merely speculative visions.

But, what augurs well for the future is that people are taking
cognizance of what matters to the very future of humankind –
a sustainable and just world.

Be careful in what portfolio you invest in, some of

those funds may end up in the hands of terrorists who
want to kill you and your family.