''The Global 2000 Report to the President'' was a 1980 report commissioned by President

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. It warned that

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would have dramatic consequences by the year 2000 if no changes in public policy were made. Physicist

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was the study director.

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External links

The Global 2000 Report to the President: Volume 1
(full PDF, archived)
The Global 2000 Report to the President: Volume 2
(full PDF, archived)
The Global 2000 Report to the President: Volume 3
(full PDF, archived)
The Global 2000 Report to the President: Major findings and conclusions
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