{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"European Scientist","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/en\/","author_name":"Thomas Lepeltier","author_url":"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/en\/author\/thomas-lepeltier-2\/","title":"Why the World Is Not Going to Collapse!","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cCi210sRzu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/en\/features\/why-the-world-is-not-going-to-collapse\/\">Why the World Is Not Going to Collapse!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/en\/features\/why-the-world-is-not-going-to-collapse\/embed\/#?secret=cCi210sRzu\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Why the World Is Not Going to Collapse!&#8221; &#8212; European Scientist\" data-secret=\"cCi210sRzu\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.europeanscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/lepeltier-emergency-globe.jpg","thumbnail_width":1152,"thumbnail_height":768,"description":"By Thomas Lepeltier Whenever we point out that humanity\u2019s living conditions keep improving, the prophets of doom reply that this comes at the cost of environmental degradation that risks compromising our future. Yet even though our societies face significant challenges, there is no reason to conclude that they are on a trajectory towards collapse. The [&hellip;]"}