A fine attempt to summarize the multiple problems of the Globe, Peter.
The Internet brings many possibilities, but as yet few solutions.

The poles melt before our eyes (we need only check the NASA website) but still we languish in mindless 'cancerous'consumption - over-use of fossil powered cars, jets, air conditioners and processed foods.

A few thoughts for structural changes:

World monetary system - a single world currency. Aim to eliminate trading and speculation in currencies. Can it be 'pegged' to gold? I don't think so. New structures are being invented in Europe as we write - perhaps it will start there. Printing money ('QE') to buy government and other dodgy bonds seems to be doomed to failure - doesn't stop debt expanding. It's more of the same thing that caused the problem - 'wealth' being created from nothing by speculation, wheeling and dealing. 'Blind Freddie' can see this but reserve bank boards (not elected by the people) go on imposing it on the population - result - 'stagflation' and continued government indebtedness.

In Aus - get rid of state and local governments and replace with Federal and Regional. State governments are a major cause of plundering resources in their desperate grab for royalties. Elections 5-6 yearly; 'mixed member proportional representation' voting.

How to get peoples' minds collectively engaged? The 'Perth Network City'forum where 1,000 people 'work shopped' pre-planned options at Fremantle Port about 10 years ago worked well. It had an outcome - a preferred model for development of a city. I think a coordinated series of such forums around the world, aiming to mend each of the 4 broken systems - democracy, fiscal/monetary system, environmental regulation and corporations would be a good start.

re form my butt..sorry but we need to go back to honest values

global reform must see that its to catch the criminals
that debauched the queen by stealing the gold silver and copper from HERE coin

then LEASING the gold content..and selling the leased gold
thats like me renting YOUR car..and selling it

or renting your house..AND SELLING IT

but then they got creed of enron
mixed with greed..and colaretalised DEBT obligations as if real value[bad debt..wwappped for equaly bad dents..yes you 'sold your debt..for the intented value ..but the real value wasnt there

so they STOLE the value from our coin
by demanding go0vt pay back 20 year war bonds..IN COIN..ie gold silver

govt deefaulted..so the money changers stole the fed mint fort knox gold..next they leased out the gold..[then at a huge high cause govts wanted to buy it..had to buy it cause the holders wanted it back in gold now..

this did many things..but no one is taliing about that

the timming is everything..
let us all go to sleep at dec 24..to wake..on the first of the new year to the new way..at presernt we have many ways..but by deecember it will be stay in your homes

food will be deliverder to your home
or you will be deliverd to yiour home

police and solgers are going door to door
to stock take ..to see who has been cheating and who has been 'nau\ghty'

the naughty ones loose that the stole
or it better be somethinmg like that..or else next year is hell

the inflation..has devalued the coin value base it was based on

the coinage has been debased..thats treason to who ever did that
itts likely king edward resisted thus

regardless of how it was done..THE BASIS OF MONEY IS COIN*
you cant cheat..with coin..but you can cheat with face values of coin

say i get paid in silver dollars
and you get paid in silver fiat..my silver dollars sell for the price of silver in dollars..[each of my dollars buys 50 times more than yours

so your family trust fund pays you 50 [SILVER dollars..each day
in 365 days..how much has he earned at face value of the silver coin

compared to you getting payed in fiat[by deecree notes
where those who decreed its values..MUST LEND IT from a third party

OF THIEVES
who scammed most of the value plus values of this world
now going to plunmder the last of the public assets

unless we make this a true xmass
where is the naughty list..[from you will be taken

where is the nice list..to you will be given
[your queens coin ..will be worth its value AS IF in silver

your pennies cents nickles and dimes
are now
'as if'..still minted with/ in silver or gold

valued according to as deemed by ..after the coin weights..

*historicly....as intended..
that the queens face on the coin was minted
ASURED to the ASSAY*..of its metalic quality AND WEIGHT

precice MEASURE

measure that has been twisted beyonf treason

i put it crudely..because this is a matter issue of treason..most vile

inflation has stolen so much
as decreed by face..by their clear criminal act..
with intention to defraud collude ,,to steal impoverish..not only the peoples weaklth but the govts

BUT..this..CAN BE THWARTED

govts simply revalue that one cent=one dollar
new coins wil be issued in time as govt spends coin
but old fiat debts stay fiat debts..

ALL govt will pay in full all debt
in coin..by face values..set by defined time lines
exmass new year

govt issues a gift to each citisen of 25 in coin

as if still in gold/silver copper
the coin age can prevent the hyper deeflation value thieving stage

but first we need find out

WHO"S BEEN NAUGHTY*
then begin the new year back into the COIN AGE
govt spends in coin ..taxes paper credit..but NEVER COIN..

its sacred as a measure of the value of the promise..of the SOVEREIGN on its face..its her face being diminished..the vile thus dimisnish us all..yet all common wealth forces..are swornm to protect here airs and suckceasors..when they should be PROTECYTING the COMMON wealth

or rather basis for wealth
coin..restore its true value
we can consumer them into a bailout from the base..for the base

or record the wealthy into a book
so many options..what would jesus do

restore the VALUE* of our COINage
..to return the consumer age but heck..whats a penny worth today

im my day it bought a BOTTLE of coke
and i got half a penny back for the empty bottle

finding two bottles meant i could swap two drunk
for one drink..but mad cow hamburger patties are making us mind numb

or maybe its the perscribed opiates or legal booze
heck try returning into the coin age..

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what else will be left to loose
just the stuff govt stole from us to give to 3 rd party underwriters

so much vile..but who holds the resourse in due course?
the common people..who do the value adding..work
not those with income..[for now

cash flow needs coin cash more than ever
be far so much was stolen..govt need sim;plt say happy new year on new years day..by saying spend ya coin..cause tomorrow govts giving you more coin

then at the turn of the new year..your coin is fiatised
all your savings ARE AS IF IN COIN..up to the averge..of your spend type

heck push govt to restore traditional VALUE..back into coin
its paper that inflated deflated..NOT COIN

Peter a good post but,

You discuss many of the issues that face the globe as problems, unfortunately most of them are predicaments and as such, again unfortunately, you can solve a problem but you need to realise you cannot solve a predicament.

It is the vested interest that stops progress toward any solutions at the global scale.

The elephant in the room remains 'population' and the fact we live on a finite planet, yes there are many things that can be done, as you suggest, however the bottom line is we are living a way of life and cling to this way of life, that was built on a energy resource with a massive bang, oil.

Conventional oil likely 'peaked' in 2005-08 but no matter the level of investment, unconventional will never be able to replace this declining energy source, not shale, tar, natural gas, GTL, CTL, they are just too expensive and require too much processing and energy thereby reducing the 'Energy Return on Energy Invested'.

Per Capita wealth globally has been in decline since the 1980s, the rich are with out doubt getting richer, the middle and poor are getting poorer.

Social unrest, that we currently see in the US, Europe, Middle East and beyond is just the tip of this social degradation.

Localisation will help some, but cannot save all.

We are heading for a very rough future, with declining energy and other key resources we have a 'predicament' no matter what we attempt, the solution is obvious, business as usual, until we have a major failure.

The world is not about to come together to solve anything, it's too late I believe.

Just get used to it.