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Chapter 23: Convergence
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Chapter 25: Future Scenarios
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Chapter 26: The Good News
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Chapter 28: The Opportunities
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Index
Abundance, resilience and
Action, in preparing for the future
Actual wealth
Aging, as predicament
Agricultural revolution, societies before and after
Agricultural systems, in three future scenarios
Agriculture. See also Community supported agriculture (CSA)
coming crisis in
“societal role of”
to sustain population growth
water in
Air
degradation in quality of
sources of oxygen in
Airlines, in Peak Oil Recognition scenario
Alaska
“Peak Oil” in
in Peak Oil Recognition scenario
Algae biofuels, transitioning from oil to
Algal biodiesel, oil versus
Alternative energy sources
coal
economic growth and
mathematics of
natural gas
nuclear
solar power, wind power, wave power, and other
time frame, scale, and costs related to
transitioning from oil to
American Dream
American Society of Civil Engineers, on U.S. infrastructure
Ammonia, in fertilizer
Amount of change
in exponential growth
“speeding up” and
Anchoring, inflation and
Ancient sunlight, oil/petroleum and coal as
Animal life, decline in
Anthracite coal, production and consumption of
Anxiety reduction, in preparing for the future
Aquifers
depletion of
energy and
exporting of water and