Earth 2050: Tag #nature

2040 Galápagos Islands

Geothermal energy is a true gem in humanity's energy arsenal. The heat emanating from the core of the Earth is an inexhaustible source of energy ready to be used. We can drill deep into the Earth’s crust and capture that heat to generate clean and abundant electricity. Imagine entire cities

# energy # nature

2040 San-Franсisсo

Plant biotech is a set of techniques used to adapt plants for certain needs. With glow-in-the-dark trees, bushes, and grass, neighborhoods and urban spaces could be illuminated without the need for electricity, while also reducing light pollution. BioGlow, a small biotech firm in St. Louis, has experimented

# biotech # nature

2030 Istanbul

Bosphorus will be free of plastic bags, bottles and other debris

Let's zoom into 2030: humans and robots have become an unbeatable cleanup team, making oceans sparkle again by wiping out a huge garbage patch in the Atlantic Ocean. Imagine the city of Istanbul, where the mighty Bosphorus that slices through the city is no longer choked with plastic bags, bottles,

# biotech # nature

2030 Sao Paulo

In 2030, São Paulo embarked on a massive energy transformation, putting in place innovative infrastructures and policies to tackle the climate crisis head-on. The city tapped into its vast solar potential by installing solar panels on building rooftops, highways, and public spaces. Streets

# city # construction # nature

2050 Cebu City

Metro Cebu faces significant water challenges, which are accentuated by the rapid urbanization and economic development that the city continues to experience. The water demand is expected to triple by 2040. 80% of grey water (i.e. wastewater without human wastes) receives no treatment. Floods also periodically

# city # nature

2040 Athens

Mass production of drones capable of scanning below earth and underwater will lead to an unforeseen number of archeological discoveries. The traditional way of finding archeological discoveries is by cross-referencing ancient sources and trying to match ancient descriptions of landscapes with today's

# construction # gadgets # nature

2030 Dubai

The World Falcon Farm project will not only be embraced by tourism, but also a place for raising falcons of all breeds for hunting. zoos, zoological gardens, etc. Falcons from here will be exported in significant numbers. There will also be a falcon training school for the residents of Dubai and its

# entertainment # nature

2030 Dubai

The Mother Desert Project will be a natural landscape reserve where the desert can be found in its original form. Here you can find samples of dwellings of courageous and patient Bedouins, numerous "desert roses", lonely trees, demonstrating that there is water at a depth of no more than ten

# nature

2030 Dubai

Numerous proposals to tow icebergs to the shores of the Arabian Gulf and then obtain drinking water from them require significant improvements. It seems more expedient to load onto cargo ships only parts of icebergs that were lifted aboard off the coast of Antarctica, and to process their contents on

# nature

2040 Dubai

It is necessary and there is a fundamental possibility to completely abandon the use of herbicides and pesticides when growing plants for daily nutrition. An inspiring example for them was the original project of the Italian diving company Ocean Reef Group. It is a family business of passionate Mediterranean

# nature

2050 Great Pacific garbage patch

Since the discovery of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 1997, the already massive quantities of plastics and micro-plastics have grown even further in the area, strangling the local ecosystem. The garbage patch, now bigger in size than Alaska, has reportedly been shrinking in recent years, though.

# nature

2030 Mentakab

A place suffered from flooding twice yearly &, while it was waiting for millions of dollars to improve the draining system, it should have developed automatically triggered motorboats & floating warehouses to be used once a flood alarm was activated. Once the river water level reaches a critical

# city # nature

2050 Dusseldorf

Enough genetic material to resurrect a viable population of Homo Neanderthalensis and Home Erectus has been collected. Additionally, sufficient knowledge has been garnered to proceed, albeit with some minor technical hurdles. Whilst the cultures of these people could never be replaced or fully reconstructed,

# human # nature # society

2040 Manila

In about three decades, the Philippines could find many of its coastal areas, including those surrounding Manila Bay, underwater due to the effects of climate change. According to research by science organization Climate Central (published in open-access journal Nature Communications), 150 million people

# nature

2040 Cape Fligely

By 2030, the problem of global warming will be keenly felt. Environmentalists around the world will search for ways to tackle the build-up of methane in the upper atmosphere, ultimately using microorganisms to process the gas under low pressure conditions. Colonies of bacteria will be delivered to the

# nature

2030 Sao Paulo

People will be rated on how environmentally friendly their lives are based on the different choices of transportation, food, practices at home and purchases. This footprint will be calculated in real time leveraging mobile technologies and the IoT. The ratings will be used in the calculation of taxes

# nature # society

2040 Honolulu

Massive stacks of bioengineered algae tower above a small Hawaiian harbor. These solar-powered wind and air filters produce additional oxygen while absorbing carbon. The algae are made to reproduce quickly and generate no alternative chemicals besides oxygen. This is the first of many experimental oxygen

# nature

2030 Great Pacific garbage patch

The large garbage spot in the Pacific Ocean, with an area of3 million sq. km. (1500 x 2000 km) — the size of Greenland, ceased being the concern solely of Greenpeace and other environmental organizations. The global environmental crisis in the neutral waters of the Seven Seas was finally addressed

# government # nature

2050 Rabat

Underwater power stations use geothermal energy. Water penetrates into tectonic faults and heats up to high temperatures using the Earth’s natural heat. Underwater geysers are formed this way, as well as hot geothermal lakes and currents. Their warmth is used for warming houses and buildings and

# energy # nature

2050 Rabat

Deep-water researchers continue to discover new types of seaweed. One of them — “Green soylent” — turns out to be nourishing and tasty. Residents of the underwater city not only provide food for themselves now, but also send some of their harvest to the surface. Seaweed becomes

# food # nature