Earth 2055
Dear Friends, let’s write some optimistic sci-fi together.
Imagine that by 2055, we have done the right things to create a more abundant and balanced future.
What are some of the things that happen in the next 30 years that lead up to that?
Help me fill in the timeline, with stories big or small.
Add your idea via
this simple google form.
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I’ll edit all the submissions, add illustrations, and put it all together.
If I receive 100 entries, I’ll make a physical book.
2025 Norway is the first country to end sales of gas-fueled cars.
2028 The US and China spur a global race toward renewable energy.
2029 The US government orders the mega-corp Amazon to be broken up into 978 smaller companies.
2030 Public grants enable people to relocate out of urban areas with high risk of natural disasters. 10,000 small towns benefit from the migration, and millions find opportunity to build a better life.
2033 58 species that were on the brink of extinction in the wild have made comebacks due to decades long conservation.
2035 The Great Green Wall celebrates its completion date, planting 100 million hectares of trees across the African continent.
2036 The top G8 countries have reduced meat consumption to 5% of 2025 levels.
2037 A global financial crisis forces the redistribution of wealth from the top .1%. It's a crazy year for the 175,000 people who previously controlled 25% of the world's capital, but everything is generally better for 8 billion other people.