The planet's future: Climate change 'will cause civilisation to collapse' Authoritative new study sets out a grim vision of shortages and violence – but amid all the gloom, there is some hope too. By Jonathan Owen, Sunday, 12 July 2009 An effort on the scale of the Apollo mission that sent men to the Moon is needed if humanity is to have a fighting chance of surviving the ravages of climate change. The stakes are high, as, without sustainable growth, "billions of people will be condemned to poverty and much of civilisation will collapse". The impact of the global recession is a key theme, with researchers warning that global clean energy, food availability, poverty and the growth of democracy around the world are at "risk of getting worse due to the recession". The report adds: "Too many greedy and deceitful decisions led to a world recession and demonstrated the international interdependence of economics and ethics."....