Every day that we fail to break out of business as usual we’re spiralling deeper into danger…
while (worldIsNotEnough) { resourcesRemaining = PlunderResources(population, peoplePower); pollutionScore = Pollute(population, resourcesRemaining, peoplePower); population+=228000; daysUntilDisaster--; peoplePower = FightBack(resourcesRemaining, pollutionScore, population); /* The Apocalypse is Nigh! Complete with War, Famine, Pestilence and Death */ if (daysUntilDisaster == 0 || resourcesRemaining < sufficient || pollutionScore > tippingPoint) { fprintf(stderr, "Global Systems Collapse: Apocalypse Imminent\n"); exit(EXIT_FAILURE); } /* Can we break the cycle of waste and destruction before we cause global collapse? */ if (peoplePower > businessAsUsual) { worldIsNotEnough = 0; } } /* Is there enough capacity left on the Earth to truly make the best attempt at a Better Life? */ BetterLife(resourcesRemaining, pollutionScore, population, peoplePower);
Note: Global population is estimated to increase by over 228,000 people each day (in comparison, NZ’s “usually resident population count” increased by about 214,000 people in the 7 years between the 2006 and 2013 censuses – that’s more than 2500 times slower than the global growth rate!)