歷史上沒有任何變遷，足以和我們即將經歷的變化相比擬。
而這巨大變遷背後的驅動力是什麼、我們又要如何因應？
高爾以《驅動大未來》，為我們一一解答並描繪未來的藍圖。
《驅動大未來》比《不願面對的真相》眼光更宏大，影響更深遠
歷史上沒有任何變遷，足以和我們即將經歷的變化相比擬。美國前副總統高爾，全心投入研究「帶動全球變遷的驅動力是什麼？」費時八年積極尋找證據，完成了引人深思的《驅動大未來》一書，提出影響目前全球情勢，並將帶動未來方向的六大趨勢。
高爾指出，我們所在的是史無前例的黑暗時代：
在愈來愈加速的全球化下，地球公司崛起，資本家跨國奪取財富，機器取代人工致使全球勞工陷於困境；財團綁架政治，政治人物為金主效勞而非為廣大選民服務，民主政治的精神蕩然無存。政策扭曲的結果，造成富者愈富、貧者愈貧。
GDP（國內生產毛額）是經濟繁榮的「偽指標」，計算基準其實很荒謬，完全不考慮人民的幸福感以及環境成本。各國政府盲目追求GDP的成長，不計成本肆意損害環境，付出成長的代價，包括：表土流失、水資源枯竭，而且製造的廢棄物有增無減：地球上每天產生的廢棄物量超過了 70 億人的體重。
以傷害環境的不永續方法追求成長，已經產生諸多弊端，包括全球暖化與極端氣候的肆虐。地球人口在不到百年間成長四倍，對環境的衝擊更是前所未見。但我們的思考問題的方式仍過於短視，無法在危機邊緣因應這些重大變化。
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