17. The world is at, nearing, or past the points of
peak production of critical nonrenewable
resources...
The global climate is being destabilized...
Freshwater scarcity is a real or impending
problem...
World food production per capita is declining...
Earth’s plant and animal species are being
driven to extinction...
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18. Rapidly reduce dependence of fossil fuels.
Adapt to the end of economic growth.
Design and and provide a sustainable way of
life for 7 billion people.
Deal with the environmental consequences of
the last 100 years of fossil-fueled growth.
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