Governments race to fund vertical farming and precision fermentation startups. Bread prices triple in parts of Africa and Asia, triggering protests and social unrest.

Water is more than ever the new gold and the new oil. Scientists warn of irreversible groundwater loss, sparking fears of a future water collapse.

This micro grid system is supposed to encourage P2P economy and collective management. But it also fuels concerns of increase in access inequalities, if controlled at a State level.

As governments intensify net-zero enforcement, carbon tracking shifts from corporate accountability to individual responsibility. Activists voice concerns of such system creating a new class system where financial power is increasingly tied to sustainability scores, limiting access to goods, services, and even travel.

Worldwide, decades of mismanagement, climate-driven droughts, and corporate water monopolization lead to escalating conflicts, black-market water trading, and the emergence of “hydro-diplomacy,” where access to fresh water dictates global alliances and economic stability.

With fast-cycle gadget consumption, disposable wearables, and AI-powered devices reaching critical mass, electronic waste overwhelms landfills and developing nations, forcing governments to implement strict circular economy laws, mandating tech repairability, material extraction, and digital degrowth policies.

As heatwaves, hurricanes, and droughts intensify, centralized power infrastructures fail to meet demand, forcing cities to implement rolling blackouts, energy rationing, and rapid investment in decentralized solar, battery, and microgrid networks.

As climate disruptions, soil degradation, and water shortages cripple traditional agriculture, governments and corporations accelerate the transition to lab-grown proteins, AI-optimized crops, and fermentation-based food production, redefining cultural norms around eating.

That summer also marks the year where the The New United Nations officialy declared we have exceeded 2.5° above pre-industrial levels for 7 months in a row.

As megacities face extreme heat, water shortages, and infrastructure collapse, corporations seek geo-stable regions and cities with resilient energy grids and AI-optimized urban planning.

As heatwaves, water scarcity, and coastal flooding displace over 50 million people globally, the EU shifts from crisis response to preemptive climate migration management, prioritizing skilled refugees while fueling ethical debates on exclusionary humanitarianism.