Journey to a Green Future

Anonymous

March 19, 2025

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It was a sunny morning in September 2050 when I set out on a journey to the heart of Europe's future. As I traveled through Zagreb by autonomous electric vehicle, I noticed how public parks had transformed the congested streets. People were gathering in botanical gardens, exchanging ideas, and creating collective projects for a sustainable future.

Between 2025 and 2050, the world underwent a significant transformation. Cities became self-sufficient, and renewable energy replaced fossil fuels. Inspired by eco-innovations, I visited a center for innovation where young experts were working on developing new technologies for recycling plastic waste into bioplastics.

After lunch, I strolled along the Drava River, where cherry blossoms were falling from trees and providing a source of food. We were all connected – nature, technology, and people. In that instant, I realized that the future we had dreamed of was finally a reality. And every day was an opportunity to create a better world.

As I continued my journey, I witnessed a Europe where borders were no longer an issue, and people from all walks of life were living together in harmony. The air was clean, the water was pure, and the earth was thriving. I saw a generation of innovators and leaders who had taken responsibility for shaping their own future and that of their planet.

In this Europe of 2050, sustainability was not just a buzzword; it was a way of life. People had come together to create a world where technology and nature coexisted in perfect harmony, where the needs of the present were met without compromising the future. It was a future that was not just possible, but already here – a reminder that the choices we make today shape the world we live in tomorrow.

I returned to the present with a renewed sense of purpose, inspired by the people and projects I had met on my journey. I knew that creating a better world would require effort, creativity, and determination, but I also knew that it was achievable. And so, I encouraged others to join me on this journey, to dream big, and to work together to build a Europe that was truly for all.

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People are living in smaller worlds again. Are self-sufficient and less dependent big corporations and world powers. People are concerned with their own world and are content and happy here. Are not concerned with others. The world runs entirely on renewable energy sources. The threat of war and discontent is gone.

J'ai beaucoup rêvé cette nuit.

I'm still alive in 2040. Despite my old age, despite my heart failure and my multiple frailties. Thanks to advances in gene therapy in particular. The world has changed, in a much more favorable sense than I could have imagined in 2025. The dictatorial excesses that we saw then multiply, to the point of resigning themselves to the inevitable, the third world war, have one after the other disappeared in five years: Putin was swept away in Russia, Trump was impeached for proven mental illness, and new early elections brought more reasonable people back to power, Xi was overthrown in China, and the new leaders instituted true democracy in this huge country, Milei resigned and entered the convent... We build more vertical cities, healthier, accessible to all, and the multiple public transport, electric and hydrogen, almost free, circulate without noise throughout the territory... But it is probably time for me to wake up: I had to force it on the chamomile last night.

Mieux-vivre ensemble, avec la planète et le progrès

In 2040, I would like the future to be better in terms of inclusion and to live better together with people but also the planet. Progress is really useful to people without being a brake or a threat. I would like people no longer to be so divided about politics and society by remembering that we are all the same and that we are all human beings above all else. I would like minorities to be accepted and no longer discriminated against. I would like the disability to be better taken into account so that people are more helped in order to maintain at best in the semblance of normal life. I would like a better health system with really useful consultations of necessary length, reducing expectations and with diagnoses that arrive faster. Finally, I would like AI to be perfectly controlled and regulated so that they are no longer a threat regarding fake news or the hijacking of images that could only concern stars. I also want AI to be an ally, not a substitute for humans. It must also not make teaching obsolete and solve the problem that students do their homework with, by foolishly copying and learning nothing. Also, the planet is protected and progress does not encroach on it because we will have realized that it is also a matter of national security, health and that it is a cost not to protect it (natural disaster, insurance that increases and that no longer protects against these disasters).

Taxes will not exist, a way will be found to meet the needs of the community in other ways. Health care will be freely available to everyone without waiting in line for weeks or months. Travel will be shorter, allowing people to visit the world. The work week will be 4 days and the weekend will be 3 days, so that workers will have time for family life. All official matters will be able to be handled remotely. Programs will be implemented, making free training available to everyone.

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