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Inspired by: workshops/meetings » Drastic global vegetarian number surge

version: 2 / updated: 2010-12-13
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Originally submitted by: Rafael Popper
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Source of inspiration

Workshops/Meetings

iKnow workshop country name

Belgium

Workshop date

September 2009

The source of the Wild Card is

EC meeting with foresight experts and Blue Sky project leaders

Headline

(max. 9 words)

Drastic global vegetarian number surge

Description

(approx. 150 words)
Please describe the Wild Card (approx. 150 words)
A string global citizen's movement takes sustainability seriously. People go vegetarian and cut meat consumption drastically.

Keywords

vegetarian, meat, consumption, sustainability, health

Mini-description

(max. 250 characters)

A string global citizen's movement takes sustainability seriously. People go vegetarian and cut meat consumption drastically.

Likelihood

Closest timeframe for at least 50% likelihood
Please use one of the following options:
now-2025

Type of event

Human planned (e.g. terrorist attack or funded scientific breakthrough)

Type of emergence

please select (if any) describe related trend or situation
An extreme extension of a trend/development/situation
(e.g. Increased global warming leads to a total ban on fossil fuels)

Type of systems affected

Both

Classification

Mixed

Importance

please specify:
please select
Level 4: important for the whole world

Latent phase

Obstacles for early indentification

cultural/religious filters (values, traditions, faith, spiritual beliefs)

Manifestation phase

Type of manifestation

In a probably pervasive way (contagious or transmittable)

Aftermath phase

Important implications
Collapse of a system
Emergence of a new system (e.g. new technologies, new paradigms)

Relevance for Grand Challenges

where? please justify:
particularly relevant Europe world
Food security and diet
Sustainability and climate change

Relevance for thematic research areas

please justify:
particularly relevant
Health
Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology
Social Sciences and Humanities