From the BBC:

An environmental expert in St Andrews has warned the year 2050 could see the town’s famous golf course, the Old Course, crumble into the North Sea.
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Prof Bebbington, of St Andrews University, also visualises a car-sharing nation of vegetarians, a country with evolving values, ‘respected and trusted’ political leaders working form a virtual parliament, and Celtic and Rangers players sharing the same carbon-neutral diet.

Other things that 2050 could see, and that would be more likely than this, include:

• History looking kindly on G Brown.
• G Brown accepting any blame for his hamfisted running of anything he’s ever run.
• D Cameron not being a let down.
• Season XLVII of The X-Factor being interesting.
• The organisers looking forward to the 2052 Olympiad and saying Well, it’s never going to be as good as the FANTASTIC 2012 Games, but we’ll do our best.
• An edible pot noodle.

In short, it’s a load of old horseshit that’s been made up for a ‘What if?’ speech. Why is the BBC reporting it as a serious consideration, do you think?