Studied as early as the 1920s, fusion power had long been seen as the holy grail of clean, renewable energy and a game-changing tool in the fight against climate change. With this breakthrough moment, fusion power finally became available to the masses, an inflection point in the battle against climate change.
Long considered one of the most difficult global industries to decarbonize, the global shipping industry transitions fully to carbon-free fuel sources in a historic win for climate action. As of 2024, the global shipping industry contributed 3% of all global emissions, more than the entire aviation industry.
After decades of concerted efforts, the 2045 UNDP Multdimensional Poverty Index shows that India has finally achieved a near-complete elimination of poverty across the massive South Asian nation. As recently as 2014, India accounted for 33% of the entire world’s population living in extreme poverty.
As of 2023, the U.S. currently has only 0.042 GW of offshore wind power. However, several major projects are now underway with a goal to reach 30 GW by 2030 and no 2050 goal yet announced. 100 GW of wind energy could likely power more than 30 million homes across the country.
In the mid-2040s, the global proportion of children in extreme poverty drops below 1%, down from 333 million in 2022. This success stems from adopting universal social benefits and crucial cash transfers to families around the world. This victory, reinforced by massive investment in health and education, sets a new irreversible standard for human well-being.
In a stunning transformation, the global community completes the transition to 100% renewable energy, a monumental feat accomplished in just a matter of decades. By powering our lives and economies with clean sources like solar and wind, we not only save billions of human and non-human lives but also secure a livable, sustainable planet for generations to come. This incredible journey demonstrates that global cooperation and bold innovation can overcome our greatest challenges.
The adoption of Vision Zero principles represents a monumental global achievement in public safety. This human-centered approach to road safety has led to a $50 reduction in traffic fatalities worldwide
After concerted efforts to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions and restore collapsed reefs, the world’s corals begin adding more volume than they lose every year for the first time in decades. This monumental victory is a direct result of collective human action and advanced scientific stewardship. By combining global net-zero commitments with large-scale restoration techniques like coral gardening, the international community reversed environmental catastrophe. The recovery, which protects coastal infrastructure and stabilizes food sources for a billion people, proves that ambitious climate goals are achievable when nations prioritize shared responsibility and technological innovation.
The world’s last countries have affirmed the right of all adults to love who they love and marry the partner of their choice, completing a global legal transition in 2065. This monumental achievement not only grants justice and liberty for hundreds of millions of people but also profoundly reduces the stigma against LGBTQ+ citizens around the world. By guaranteeing equality, this universal legal standard fosters significantly improved mental health outcomes, while actively reducing bullying and violence across all societies.
As of 2024, over 11 million people globally lived in prisons, often in miserable conditions, frequently exposed to violence and sexual abuse, and without meaningful attempts to rehabilitate and reintegrate them into society. However, after decades of concerted effort to address the circumstances that push people into crime and to radically transform the prison toward a truly rehabilitative model, the global prison population begins dropping precipitously, finally reaching the milestone of less than one million prisoners globally for the first time in centuries.
