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September 28, 2015<\/p>\n

Are You Over 70? \u00a0 Are You Ready To Die?<\/p>\n

By Michael D. Shaw<\/p>\n

Where did this headline come from, you may ask. All in good time, my little pretty. All in good time. We must start with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, coming out of the United Nations.<\/p>\n

A few months ago, this column<\/a> examined the dubious and somewhat contradictory notion of “sustainability,” shortened from the original 1987 version “sustainable development.” The best working definition of this term, which is then invoked countless times in hundreds of documents, is “Sustainability calls for a decent standard of living for everyone today without compromising the needs of future generations.”<\/p>\n

Good luck finding any further clarification of what constitutes “decent,” or how we can be sure of the needs of future generations. How fortunate we are that our ancestors from 1925 did not compromise our needs for Internet connectivity, silicon chips, or antibiotics.<\/p>\n

Among other things, the 1987 document acknowledged that increased energy production would be needed to improve the lives of the poor. Then, as now, such an increase would have to rely mostly on conventional fossil fuels, or Heaven forefend, nuclear power. Funny how the noble goal of helping the poor is in opposition to Greenie fantasies.<\/p>\n

As described in an article appearing in The Lancet<\/em>, in January, 2015 by Norheim et al<\/em>., “During 2015, the UN will formulate 2016\u201330 Sustainable Development Goals, of which one (SDG3) will relate to health.” In total, there are 17 goals, subdivided into 169 more specific targets. This work was driven by the Rio+20 UN conference on sustainable development (June, 2012).<\/p>\n

SDG3 is “Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.” Other goals include:<\/p>\n