A Summary ofPlan B 4.0:Mobilizing to SaveCivilization,a book byLester R. Brown
Plan B: Four Main GoalsStabilizing Populationand Eradicating PovertyRestoring the EarthPlan B BudgetClimate Action PlanPutting a Price on CarbonA Wartime MobilizationPieces of the PuzzleLet¶s Get to WorkHunger on the RiseSoaring Food PricesHow Did We Get Here?Geopolitics of FoodScarcityLooming StressesFood: The Weak Link?Failing StatesTipping Points
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A Civilization in TroubleTime for Plan B
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Hunger on the Rise
World hunger and malnutrition were on thedecline for much of the late 20
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century. Butafter falling to 825 million in the mid-1990s thenumber of hungry people began to rise,reaching 915 million in 2008. In 2009 it jumped to over 1 billion. With a business-as-usual approach to agriculture, population, andenergy, 1.2 billion or more people will behungry by 2015.
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