- For people born in the 40s, the chance of earning more than their parents was ~90%. For people born in the 80s, the chance was ~50%.
- Forecasts in 1979 were for global temperature increases of 3F to 9F. Now, the forecasts are for increases of 4.5F to 7F.
- Cargoships powered by sail are returning. They may take 12 days instead of 7 days to cross the Atlantic instead of 7 days, but they may cut their emissions by 90%.
- Due to shutdowns, in April greenhouse gas emissions dropped 17%; but they are already back to within 5% of 2019 levels.
- We may already be past peak oil because our current oil consumption of about 192 exajoules could drop by ~50% by 2040 while renewables increase to providing 296 exajoules.
Pretending Not To Panic 