LYRICS
Once it’s already happening
It’s a little too late to wait
The voice of experience
Has been waiting for this date
Anticipate
The future’s sure to come
Presenting as the present
Soaking in the freedom
Let the message be sent
An ounce of prevention
Is worth a pound of cure
Our human intervention
Makes it all the more sure
Who will endure?
The future’s sure to come
Presenting as the present
Soaking in the freedom
Let the message be sent
The barn doors opening
Is swinging oh so wide
It’s midnight reckoning
We’re out of time to bide
Look far and wide?
The future’s sure to come
Presenting as the present
Soaking in the freedom
Let the message be sent
- Presenting-the-Future-Part-I.mp3 (unplugged to save energy)
- Presenting-the-Future-Part-II.mp3
- Presenting-the-Future-Part-II-Instrumental.mp3
- Presenting-the-Future-LH-Casio-WK-3500.MID (Left Hand)
- Presenting-the-Future-RH-Yamaha-PSR-740.MID (Right Hand)
Chords: C D/7 C D/7 / D/ C G / G D7 D7 G (Part I D7 / Part II D); Part II @ 92 Beats Per Minute
Instrumentation: Vocals (TC-Helicon VOICELIVE and MiniNova Vocorder), Ibanez Acoustic Guitar, Ibanez RG Series Electric Guitar (Boss Digital Delay), Fender Jazz Bass (Boss Digital Delay), Keyboards (Korg PS60, Casio WK-3500, Yamaha PSR-740, MiniNova, MicroKorg)
ABOUT THE SONG
Human induced climate change is an exponential component of an unordered system (chaos theory). That means global warming is accelerating at a rapid rate in a complex way.
Unfortunately, even scientists are failing to see (let alone forecast) the rapid acceleration in climate change. Due to their complexity the impacts of the Domino Effect are being underestimated. Tipping points are Critical Milestones that directly impact the rate of acceleration in climate change by multiplying the number and intensity of feedback loops. The Domino Effect is also known as “tipping cascades” in climate science. Cascading impacts in relation to tipping points include cascading impacts across biogeophysical and social systems. Until recently, scientist have been drastically underestimating the social-ecological systems. The University of Exeter reports, “There is a notable lack of topic clusters dedicated to how humans will be impacted by climate-related tipping cascades.”
The Age of Loss and Damage is a new way of thinking about economics by combining economics, climate science, statistics, and physics. Until now, economic models have been unfit to capture the full extent of climate damage. Traditionally, “integrated assessment models” (IAMs) were used to forecast “shock” events. IAMs use “quadratic function” to calculate GDP losses by squaring the temperature change, yet ignore other methods (such as the exponential function) that are better suited for rapid change. “Climate change is fundamentally different to other shocks because once it has hit, it doesn’t go away,” said Thierry Philipponnat, author of a report by Finance Watch, a Brussels-based public interest NGO on financial issues. “And if the fundamental assumption is flawed, all the rest makes little sense — if any.”
Reuters reported, “Critics say this (IAMs) choice is doomed to underplay the likely impact – particularly if the planet hits environmental tipping points in which damage is not only irreversible but happens at an ever-accelerating rate.” Thierry Philipponnat’s report, Finance in a Hot House World, concludes: “Climate risk is growing to disruptive levels throughout the financial system and the guardians of financial stability urgently need to adapt their tools to regain control.” The report calls for economic models that do not mislead, scenario analyses that prepare the market, and a new prudential tool to address the build-up of systemic climate risk.
Traditional economics is based upon the “costs and benefits” to society. Since there are no known long-term benefits of climate change to society, the Age of Loss and Damage economics focuses on the exponential costs of climate change to society.
— from The Age of Loss and Damage Brouse (2023)
What Can I Do?
There are plenty of things you can do to help save the planet. Stop using fossil fuels. Consume less. Love more. Here is a list of additional actions you can take.