Finally, while Canon says she appreciates what van Bergen and his team are trying to do, she doubts that the system could be replicated on a wider scale.

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But the problems are very real, and left unaddressed they will cause economic hardship and civil unrest on a much wider scale.

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These currencies are not being used on a wider global transactional scale or for constant global debt issues.

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The widespread adoption of water mills on a scale never seen in Roman times led not only to a wider range of uses for water power, but an increase in other forms of mechanisation.

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Its mission is to carry out Martin's experiment on a much grander scale, pouring iron ore into the ocean in an attempt to stimulate plankton growth and assess the wider effects on sea life.

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