How Will Sustainability Change the World in 2050?

Key Takeaways:

• As we look toward the year 2050, it is clear that sustainability will continue to be a critical issue for our planet. With a projected global population of 9.8 billion by 2050, the demand for resources and the pressure on our natural environment will only increase.
• Human activities release greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, into the atmosphere. Our world is warming up like a greenhouse due to the accumulation of these pollutants in our atmosphere.
• Although no one can foresee the future with absolute certainty, planning every scenario allows us to imagine possible outcomes based on various presumptions and motivating factors. Here are four possible scenarios- Business as Usual, Sustainable Growth, Green Transformation, Collapse and Adaptation.
• According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), emissions must peak before 2030 and reach worldwide net-zero emissions by 2050 to keep the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius below the pre-industrial levels.
• It will take significant effort and collaboration across numerous industries to achieve sustainability objectives by 2050, which is a lofty goal.
• We can anticipate that the changes in our climate will be manageable if humanity can decrease its carbon impact between now and 2050.