Humanity in crisis and sustainable future

Contents Preface 1 Chapter 1. Humanity to Fight Pandemics 6 1.1 The Outbreak and Spread of COVID-19 7 1.1.1 From Wuhan, China to Global Pandemic 7 1.1.2 A Global Catastrophe 10 1.2 Invasion of New Diseases in the 2000s 12 1.2.1 2003 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) 13 1.2.2 2009/2010 H1N1 Influenza 14 1.2.3 2015/2018 Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) 16 Chapter 2. COVID-19 and Social and Economic Shocks 19 2.1 Limits to Growth and Scientific Apocalypse 21 2.1.1 Malthus: Food and Population 22 2.1.2 Club of Rome: Limits to Growth 26 2.1.3 A Catastrophe Caused by the Destruction of Nature 30 2.2 Retreat of Globalization and Economic Shock 33 2.2.1 Globalization, the Power Shaping One Global Village 33 2.2.2 A Setback in Globalization 37 2.3 Economic System Leading to Crisis 40 2.3.1 Market Economy on Infinite Growth 42 2.3.2 Mass Production beyond Consumption 46 2.3.3 Economy Supported by Endless Consumption 50 2.3.4 Expansion of Human Footprints 54 2.4 Anarchy in International Politics 58 2.4.1 A World Without World Government 58 2.4.2 Building Fences Leading to Collision 62 2.4.3 Social Conflict in the Movie Snowpiercer 66 Chapter 3. Environment Destruction 75 3.1 Changes in Aspects of Environmental Problems 77 3.2 From Local Problem to Global Problem 78 3.2.1 From Developed Countries to Developing Countries 82 3.2.2 From Human Problem to Biological Problem 89 3.3 Air Pollution and Climate Change 93 3.3.1 Acid rain 93 3.3.2 Destruction of the Ozone Layer 95 3.3.3 Greenhouse Effect and Climate Change 96 3.4 Threat to Biodiversity 101 3.4.1 The Concept of Biodiversity 102 3.4.2 Causes of biodiversity destruction 103 3.4.3 The extinction of living things 106 3.5 Response from International community 110 3.5.1 Collective Management 111 3.5.2 Sustainable Development 113 3.5.3 Biodiversity Protection 115 Chapter 4. Towards Our Sustainable Future 121 4.1 Our Common Future and The Future We Want 123 4.1.1 The 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals 125 4.1.2 Critical Debates on SDGs 129 4.1.3 UN SDGs Reports 134 4.2 Issues to be Contemplated 137 4.2.1 Restoration of Nature is Key to Our Survival 138 4.2.2 Over-Supply Management 144 4.2.3 Population Issue and Birth Control 147 4.2.4 Green Growth 159 4.3 What Can We Do? 164 Notes 167 Bibliography 173

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