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Latest driving forces (from 576,633 total forecasts): Decarbonising heat will be essential for global emissions reduction efforts in the coming years. The great hope for vaccines for most countries is Covax, the UN-backed initiative that aims to deliver 2bn doses by the end of the year. Global cereal stocks are forecast to decline by 2.2% to 801 million tonnes, their lowest level in five years. Some 2.5 billion people around the world - about 1 in 4 - will be living with some degree of hearing loss by 2050. On vehicle electrification, FedEx will transition its global parcel pickup and delivery fleet to fully electric vehicles (EVs) and other zero-emission vehicles by 2040. Better cables could halve US grid emissions by 2030. The number of office support workers in the U.S. could decline 17% between 2018 and 2030, with mechanical installation and repair jobs falling by two per cent. 100 million workers globally will need to find new jobs by 2030 given the industry-specific impact in areas such as retail and hospitality. The COVID-19 pandemic risks have reversed the efforts that were made worldwide in a decade to provide nutritious food to the most vulnerable children across the globe. The U.S. lacks a national hydrogen energy strategy like Europe's, or like South Korea's plan to have 15 gigawatts of hydrogen-powered fuel cells by 2040 and become the world's largest fuel cell-powered vehicle maker by decade's end. The world is off track from delivering on the shared commitment to end AIDS by 2030 not because of a lack of knowledge, capability or means to beat AIDS, but because of structural inequalities that obstruct proven solutions in HIV prevention and treatment. Governments must halve emissions by 2030 if they intend the Earth to stay within the 1.5 C safe threshold. As the global rollout of vaccines picks up pace, the world that emerges from Covid, and the pace of change that will characterise the 2020s, will be very different from the decade before. Pledges made so far under the 2015 Paris accord would deliver less than a 1% reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 - a fraction of the 45% cut needed to avert catastrophic climate change. The emissions intensity of global electricity generation needs to fall to -8 kgCO2 / MWh by 2050 in the Below 2 °C scenario. Transportation and logistics could get up to $280 billion (€230.28 billion) in benefits by 2030 through advanced driver assistance, connected traffic infrastructure, and automated home deliveries. 2021 will bring new hope for logistics technology firms across the globe, offering some respite to businesses that were able to survive the tumultuous 2020. We estimate that, by the end of 2022, cumulative per capita income will be 13% below pre-crisis projections in advanced economies-compared with 18% for low-income countries and 22% for emerging and developing countries excluding China. From an ESG standpoint, the environmental aspect is covered by a pledge to halve carbon emissions by 2030, while the social side involves a commitment to zero harm for its engineers worldwide (reducing accidents and fatalities is a big focus for mining firms in emerging markets). US sanctions of Chinese technology giants including Huawei, as well as a pandemic-fueled global chip shortage, is renewing Beijing's urgency to cultivate a domestic chip sector by 2025. Grid-connected storage to support wind power is likely to become a requirement for new wind farm projects in many regions by the mid-2020s. Globally, Hyundai says it hopes to sell 70,000 Ioniq 5 BEVs by the end of 2021. A report from McKinsey estimates that by 2030, between 400 and 800 million global workers will lose their jobs to robotic automation. Maersk Line announced in 2018 that it would have a carbon-neutral container ship by 2030, as a first step towards having a fully carbon-neutral fleet by 2050. The World's First MaaS Operator Commits to Replace One Million Cars by 2030. WHY US PARTNERS CONTACT US Act on emerging opportunities and risks Innovate and transform AI horizon scanning & trends research Use social, strategic thinking methods Influence tomorrow Improve results / stay ahead Human-led Demo Request Your name Your organization Your email Send Hi, Would you like a quick online demo of our service from an experienced member of our team? Yes No