Looking forward to 2030

This event is organised by an external group – please click on the book tickets button or contact them directly for further information.

The road we’re currently on leads only to destruction. Can we find a way to a better future nonetheless?

There is now armed conflict on every continent – most notably, full-scale war in Ukraine, Myanmar and Ethiopia. Gross inequality is increasing – according to Oxfam, since 2020 the richest 1% have pocketed $26 trillion in new wealth, almost twice as much as the rest of the world put together. Climate breakdown is accelerating, bringing ever closer the threat of irreversible catastrophe. Everywhere our relentless assault on the natural world seems to be intensifying.

Can we still find a way to a better future?

This event is sponsored by Bath & District UNA, Bath Stop War and Rethinking Security B&NES.

Paul Rogers is emeritus professor of peace studies at Bradford University. He has a long-term research interest in what drives international conflict and is a frequent lecturer and external examiner at British defence colleges. He trained originally as a biologist, later lecturing in environmental science. He is a frequent broadcaster and writes regularly for openDemocracy.