The World in 2030

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Consulting referees: Mike Childs, Head of Campaigns, Friends of the Earth Professor Allison Druin, Director, Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, University of Maryland, USA Professor I. M. Dharmadasa, Centre for Electronic Materials and Devices, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. About the author and the consulting referees: Ray Hammond Ray Hammond is a futurologist who, for over 25 years, has researched, written, spoken and broadcast about how future trends will affect society and business. He is the author of four futuristic novels, ten non-fiction books and various film, TV and radio dramas. His books have been bestsellers in the USA, UK, France, Spain, Czech Republic and Slovakia, Poland, Japan and China. He is published globally by Macmillan. Professor Allison Druin Allison Druin is Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland, USA. She is also a US Commissioner appointed by the White House to The United States National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Mike Childs Mike Childs is Head of Campaigns for Friends of the Earth. Founded in 1971, Friends of the Earth exists to protect and improve the conditions for life on Earth, now and for the future. Professor I. M. Dharmadasa I.M. (‘Dharme’) Dharmadasa is Professor of Electronic Materials & Devices at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. In addition to his research into thin film solar power technologies, Dharme is actively involved in public awareness work on applications of renewable energy in the society. He has also designed a ‘Village Power’ programme using solar technologies to empower rural communities and to assist in the reduction of poverty.
A Note For Readers This report is being published in paper form with companion electronic editions in PDF format, on portable electronic media and on the web. Most references are live hyperlinks, although printouts of these links are provided in the printed version. Readers who require index facilities are invited to search the PDF editions electronically. Author’s Acknowledgements I am indebted to my three consulting referees, Mike Childs, Allison Druin and ‘Dharme’ Dharmadasa. Their enthusiasm and diligence in reading my drafts, suggesting amendments and pointing me towards new sources of research were considerable and I am very grateful for their advice and input. Members of the PlasticsEurope management team also granted me generous amounts of their time and I am grateful to Wilfried Haensel, Jan-Erik Johansson, Hans van Doorn, Wolfgang Siebourg and Peter Orth for their input. I am particularly indebted to Phillip Davison who managed the project for PlasticsEurope and to Debbie Parris and William Andrews of Blueprint Partners who provided external communications advice and design services.
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