In 2040, our relationship to food will be very different. The change in climate in Europe and around the world will have disrupted many traditional food production systems and we will have to be much more careful with food waste. Europe will be subjected to severe droughts, floods and random frost that affect the productivity of agriculture severely. As a result of this and pressures on food transport because of limits to energy use, the choice of food in shops will also be reduced compared to 2020 and much more linked to seasons. Overall, the price of food will have increased and food vouchers will be distributed to the poorest people. At the same time, diets will have become healthier. In response, people will have developed their cooking skills to diversify meals and reduce waste (e.g. prepare leftovers or use ingredients of lower quality). Food is no longer treated as a commodity. It has become something to respect and has regained status as one of life's basic necessities.

I believe that scenarios such as moving to space are unlikely to happen. Nevertheless I really think that s number of areas are going to change dramatically. One of the areas that I believe that it is realistic to expect is to have fount cure for cancer. I believe that the emergence of medichine has been massive over the years and that it will provide the tools in order to cope with such a problem which affects humanity for thousants of years now. Of course this will also have side effects such as the increase in human life span and others.

European integration, Democracy, EU fundamental values, international affairs, enlargement

In 2040, the world will be a completely different place: climate change and biodiversity loss will have huge consequences on the societies in "third world countries", but also in industrialized countries with higher standard of living. Droughts, the rising of sea levels and forests fires will have a major impact on the world's GDP. This is why the United Nations will decide to suggest an upheaval of its climate governance: the outcomes of the Conference of the Parties (COPs) based on the UNFCCC will be binding. The IPCC will have a bigger role of advisors. The International Monetary Funds (IMF) will be turned into a "climate bank" on the model of the European Investment Bank and will lend money to countries which suffer the most from climate change. This money will tackle asymmetric schocks and will be used for climate change mitigation projects. Finally, all the major UN agencies, like the World Trade Organization, will work closer together to abide by the UN sustainability goals. In Europe, a more integrated Europe will be a leader on the world stage to underpin this new climate governance. The European Green Deal will enable the EU to turn its economy into a greener one with very high value added. Thanks to comprehensive policies related to the development of renewable energies, energy efficiency and mitigation of greenhouse gases, the objective of climate neutrality is within reach by 2050. A European government with a stronger European Parliament will a have a decisive say on the global climate governance and will push for more ambitious policies throughout the world. The possibility of imposing sanctions to countries which don't respect the principles of the climate governance. Those massive changes would have never happened without the huge mobilization of the civil society all around the world, not only in Europe and North America, but also in mediatically less exposed countries in Africa, Asia, and Oceania.