2040 is not so bad.

One day in Europe in 2050 In the morning, the sunlight slowly filtered through my window. The streets of Budapest were silent as self-driving electric vehicles glided silently over the green plant-strewn roads. The energy came entirely from renewable sources, with houses powered by their own solar panels and wind turbines. In the last twenty-five years, Europe has been radically transformed. The fight against the climate crisis has been a success: industry has gone green, cities have been managed by smart systems that have reduced waste and optimised resource use.