By Rafael Cayuela Valencia(auth.)

Discussing the technological supremacy of the chemical and the way it is going to undertake a number one place to unravel a number of the greatest worldwide demanding situations people have even obvious, this ebook information how the will deal with weather switch, getting older populations, source shortage, globality, networks pace, pandemics, and big development and demand.
Following an in depth advent to a couple of the megatrends shaping our global over the approaching many years, the publication is going directly to supply numerous situations of the way the realm may well glance via 2050, together with "business as traditional" and a "sustainable" one. bankruptcy three offers a finished evaluate of the present prestige, whereas delivering a brief ancient evaluate of the chemical undefined, its origins, achievements and basics. the next bankruptcy reports the aptitude impression of every of the chosen megatrends at the undefined, whereas bankruptcy five proposes the way it may possibly glance by way of 2050. a number of positive factors of the chemical are provided and mentioned, together with the economic relevance from a cost-effective, technological and profitability standpoint. This bankruptcy additionally stories the impression of weather switch at the chemical and, extra particularly, the aptitude expenses in lowering C02 emissions. a last, concluding bankruptcy summarizes the imminent megatrends and power demanding situations, possibilities and the outlook for the as a whole.Content:
Chapter 1 international Megatrends by way of 2050 (pages 11–140):
Chapter 2 the area by way of 2050 (pages 141–161):
Chapter three The Chemical in 2010 (pages 163–200):
Chapter four influence review of the worldwide Megatrends at the Chemical (pages 201–220):
Chapter five The Chemical via 2050 (pages 221–306):
Chapter 6 end (pages 307–317):

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Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the united Nations Secretariat. ‘‘World Population Prospects. 12 (a) World urban population (%). (b) Urban population (%) in 2000. (c) Urban population (%) in 2050. Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the united Nations Secretariat. ‘‘World Population Prospects. 13 Urban population (%) 2000–2050. Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the united Nations Secretariat.

Blue line, base scenario; yellow, ‘‘low’’ scenario; green, high scenario. (Source: Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the united Nations Secretariat. ‘‘World Population Prospects. htm) 17 18 1 Global Megatrends by 2050 Therefore, and despite the large size and growth rate projected by the UN, the milestone of 9 billion people by 2050 seems quite attainable and realistic. Indeed we could even argue the high-end scenario could become a more realistic one in the next decades, especially when considering that the world population had already reached the 7 billion milestone in 2010, and that the world economy will continue growing fast during the next decades.

81% No 12% YES Rest No 40? No 10% 30% 2050 Headquaters move to a BRIC? China? id=4235 Note: IMF – International Monetary Found, New Voting Rights Formula March 2011 The current quota formula is a weighted average of GDP (weight of 50 percent), openness (30 percent), economic variability (15 percent), and international reserves (5 percent). For this purpose, GDP is measured as a blend of GDP based on market exchange rates (weight of 60 percent) and on PPP exchange rates (40 percent). The formula also includes a ‘‘compression factor’’ that reduces the dispersion in calculated quota shares across members.

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