Back to the Future II
The article discusses the author's scorecard on their 2020 Supertanker Trends, which included climate change, ageing population, and global leadership war. The author reflects on how their predictions played out in 2025 and what this means for the future. The trends have accelerated, with significant implications for investment opportunities and global policies.
- ▪The 2025 global surface temperatures were 1.47°C above pre-industrial levels, making it the third-warmest year on record.
- ▪The global fertility rate now stands at approximately 2.1, with two-thirds of all countries already below the replacement level.
- ▪The UN projects that 38 nations will experience population decline over the next 25 years, up from 21 in the last 25 years.
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Back to the Future IIThe Scorecard, The War Nobody Priced, and Six Things You Can't Afford to IgnoreGeorge CotsikisJun 28, 202621ShareText within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedLife happensText within this block will maintain its original spacing when published AlsoText within this block will maintain its original spacing when published Better late than neverText within this block will maintain its original spacing when published— a haiku from yours trulyWishing everyone a very belated healthy and meaningful 2026!Welcome back to the most irregularly published blog on the interwebs. Still no paid subscription. Still no passive income courses. Still no fin-fluencer status.
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