6. “Vested interests”.
“The growing and massive gap between rich and poor”
“The growth of population and rapidly changing demographics
varying from country to country”
“The problem of energy supply and demand”
“Collapse of ocean ecosystems”
“Radical evil-radical hope?”
“Urbanization that is too rapid”
“The threat of asteroids and mass ejections from the sun”
THE ELEPHANTS
7. REPORT PREPARATION
1.The opportunity
2.Viable global financial system investing in the real
economy
3. How city regions can create bankable investments -
Financing cities
4. Holistic SDG objectives, procurement, innovative
financing and scaling
5. Risk assessment and resilience
6. The role of science and data and systems modelling
7. Conclusion
8. Next steps and the road to Addis