What 2050 could look like if we don't do anything about climate change: Hot, a constant cough, regular mask-wearing (via CNBCMakeIt)
If that happens, the world in 2050 will be very different. "If we can decarbonize our economy rapidly . down to near zero by mid-century, we can . maintain a livable planet and a vibrant economy at the same time," says Mann.
If that happens, the world in 2050 will be very different. "If we can decarbonize our economy rapidly ... down to near zero by mid-century, we can ... maintain a livable planet and a vibrant economy at the same time," says Mann. In that future, write Figueres and Rivett-Carnac, city streets will have more trees and fewer cars and Americans can travel via high-speed electric railroads. Instead of fossil fuels, countries will rely on things like renewable energy , according to the book, while artificial intelligence in machines and appliances will make them more energy efficient. The air will be "cleaner than it has been since before the Industrial Revolution," the co-authors write. By and large, people in this future won't eat meat or dairy, according to the book. In fact, "[m]ost young children [will not] believe we used to kill any animals for food," they write. People will eat locally sourced produce from community farms rather than shopping at large grocery stores, where everything must be shipped far distances to arrive on shelves, write Figueres and Rivett-Carnac."Our future is unwritten," Figueres and Rivett-Carnac write. "It will be shaped by who we choose to be now."
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