Jonathan was belonging to the second generation born in the Plant. The concept of this new civilisation appeared in the second half of the 21^st century in response to the catastrophic situation in which the world had turned.

During the first part of the century the ecological and sociological conditions got worse and worse around the world. Pollution, deforestation, the expansion of deserts, extensive agriculture and overpopulation ruined the whole planet until it reached the point of no return. The world was out of resources. The last drop of petrol was burned in 2059 and the following world crisis was worse than anyone had imagined. Millions and millions of people lost their jobs, destabilising and ruining all the states. Even worse, the explosion of a thermonuclear reactor in 2065 created an ecological catastrophe without precedent. 65% of the ozone layer was destroyed. Dangerous radiation started to burn the surface of the globe causing huge damage to the vegetation and cultures. Agriculture couldn't feed the planet anymore and the consequent rising inflation accelerated even more the degradation of the social situation. The world had turned into a struggle for survival. The next year, in 2066, the governments of all the great powers decided to join their ultimate forces and collaborate in the search of a global solution. They created a task force who's responsibility was immense: save humanity from the apocalypse it was moving towards...

For the first time in history, the most eminent philosophers, sociologists, artists and scientists were invited at the same table as politicians and industrialists. It was no more possible to speak about a simple face-lift. The whole structure and base of the society were brought into question. What was the meaning of working when almost half of the population had no jobs? What was the point of accumulating material goods when there was no food? Did capitalism still make sense? Had capitalism ever brought any form of real happiness? What where the real needs of human beings? What was freedom?

The task force also discussed a lot about the actual state of scientific knowledge. During the previous decades, with the imminent end of petrol resources, scientists of all around the world actively sought for an alternative solution to the production of energy. Amongst that research, one of them led in the 40's to the discovery of a new energy state. This actually never solved the practical problem of finding new resources but on the other hand it created a true intellectual breakthrough that brought a brand new understanding of the universe and the mechanism of evolution. This fact deeply influenced the work of the task force and had major importance in the definition of the new civilisation.