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Inspired by:
FP7
» Cities are lunch for plastic bag-bugs
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2009-11-20
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Originally submitted by:
Ian Miles
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Source of inspiration
European Commission Framework Programme for RTD
(FP7)
Theme/activity of inspiration
Theme 6 - Environment (including Climate Change)
Sub-theme/area of inspiration
Environment and health
Optional reference/s to FP7 project/s
Use the following format: Project Acronym (Project Reference No.). Use commas if more than one project is associated to this Wild Card, for example: ALFA-BIRD (213266), SAFAR (213374), LAPCAT-II (211485)
POPART (212218) http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=FP7_PROJ_EN&ACTION=D&DOC=1&CAT=PROJ&QUERY=0125117ff890:17a7:0d2fd0c2&RCN=88882
Headline
(max. 9 words)
Cities are lunch for plastic bag-bugs
Description
(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
Nano-environment technology innovations to preserve plastics are adopted far too widely, leading to even worse pollution and landfill. At the same time new ways of encouraging plastic degradation are discovered - could be positive but could go too far. There is a real fear that plastic eating bugs could destroy the material basis civilisation.
Keywords
cities, nanotechnology, pollution, plastic, civilisation, bugs
Likelihood
Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2050+
Type of event
Unplanned consequence of events/trends/situations
(e.g. financial crisis, accidental breakthrough)
Type of emergence
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(if any) describe related trend or situation
A new development/situation
(e.g. a Romani state is established in central Europe; A message from an alien civilisation existing on a distant planet is received and understood, etc.
Type of systems affected
Both
Classification
Undesirable
Importance
please specify:
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Level 3: important for the
European Union
Manifestation phase
Type of manifestation
In a probably
enclosed
way (e.g. geographically, sectorally)
Aftermath phase
Important implications
Collapse
of a system
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