climate change

Late last week the Guardian newspaper in Britain exposed a secret report prepared by an expert for the World Bank, which estimated that biofuels have forced up food prices by 75%. This report, if accurate, is shocking, as up to now the US administration has claimed that biofuels have contributed less than 3% to food price inflation, while development experts in South Africa have pegged the figure at 30%.

As we deal with electricity problems, high food prices and climate change, many of us are hoping that life will return to normal as soon as possible. But I have a feeling we haven't fully realised how radically our world is changing, thanks to current developments. In a few years, 'normal' is likely to be something completely different from what we're used to now.