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Den Klimawandel abgewandt

Anonymous

March 19, 2025

Den Klimawandel abgewandt

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In the year 2050, Mia woke up in a world she could hardly have imagined 25 years earlier. Her house, a self-sustaining ecosystem made from recycled materials, greeted her with a gentle voice: "Good morning, Mia. The air quality is optimal and your breakfast is ready."

The world had undergone enormous changes since the 2030s. Climate change, once a global threat, had been curbed by radical measures. Cities were now green oases, with vertical forests covering the skyscrapers. Energy was generated almost exclusively from renewable sources and fossil fuels were a thing of the past.

Mia walked the streets where drones quietly delivered parcels while autonomous vehicles passed silently by. Thanks to groundbreaking medical advances, life expectancy had soared and diseases such as cancer were almost eradicated through preventative gene therapies.

The world was not perfect, but people had learned to share their resources and live more sustainably. Hope and progress were the new constants of humanity.

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hallo
Nākotne tīrā vidē
Nākotnē vēlos ,lai cilvēki izmantotu braucamo velosipēdus,katram būtu zemes gabals un pats audzētu pārtiku ģimenei .Vairāk cilvēki domātu ,ka apģērbs jāvalkā ilgi ,nevis jāpērk jauns katru sezonu.Protams vēlos ,lai katrs vairāk domātu par dabu un to nepiesārņotu .Skolās mācītu vairāk par to kā saudzēt dabu un visu vajadzīgo apmācītu ,kas vajadzīgs nākotnē.
hallo
I envision a future where labor is not exploitative, where there is a minimum wage requirement, and workers are truly protected and not treated as mere numbers. People who at the end of their workday still have the strength and hope to go and live their lives outside. I imagine women not being refused contract renewals because they are pregnant or may be pregnant in the future. I imagine a world where people with disabilities are truly protected, backed by society, and where health care is free without having biblical wait times.
hallo
It's 2040, and aviation is finally reserved for business trips for which video conferencing contacts are insufficient. For private travel, each family can fly once every 4 years. Cruise ships have been banned since 2035. A universal income has been introduced, funded by corporate profits: anything in excess of 2% of ÇA in profits is redistributed. Executive salaries are limited to €15,000 and dividends to the same amount.
hallo
Arbeit in der Zukunft
In this future, we all have a four-day week or less. For the same salary and with the same efficiency, we only work three or four days, half of them in the office and half in the home office. We have more time for volunteering, raising children, continuing education, political engagement or just hobbies and sports.
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