Preface

Now I’m in my early 50s, looking at the generations slowly going by: Parents being about to end their earthly voyage, children kicking-off with vigor and joy. What will last of my generation? Will we be remembered as the ones who spoilt the earth? Being the last generation which had the chance for a turnaround? Will history consider global warming as the worst crime committed ever; fatal, global, and irreversible?

However, we hold in our hands the most powerful tools to turn for the better: the Internet, helping us to feel as cosmopolitans (“citizens of the world”), developing common values in our global village; renewable energy technology, with the potential to assure our living standard and even improve the quality of life with low ...

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