2006: What we already know

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It's too early to tell if the new year will turn out good or bad. But a surprising number of facts about it can be stated with something close to certainty. Ed Caesar presents a selection
Published: 31 December 2005


Next year, for the first time, more than 50 per cent of the world's population will live in towns and cities rather than in the countryside

30bn tonnes of greenhouse gases will be discharged

There will be more than 2bn mobile phones in use

More than 65m new cars will be made

22bn rolls of toilet paper will be used

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