Trend Megatrend 1: climate change demands ecological reform
Summary
The first of the seven. The report holds that the climate will keep changing even if human emissions stopped at once, that continued pollution and greenhouse gases will push warming, ocean acidification and desertification further, and that the visible effects will sharpen worldwide over the coming decades.
Classification
Main topicClimate Change & Adaptation
Region menusGlobal
Impactscope:global
Time horizon11-30 years (2026-07-26)
Last updated2026-07-29 04:49:52
Evidence 2
- Megatrends 2040: Volatility, Uncertainty, Resourcefulness Hellenic Republic, Presidency of the Government — Working Group on Strategic Foresight and Futures Research (표지·판권면 로고로만 확인) page=9;section=Megatrend 1 Climate change demands ecological reform 2022-07 (문헌 본문에 발행일 표기 없음 — PDF 메타데이터 생성일 2022-07-25 기준) accessed 2026-07-26
- Megatrends 2040: Volatility, Uncertainty, Resourcefulness Hellenic Republic, Presidency of the Government — Working Group on Strategic Foresight and Futures Research (표지·판권면 로고로만 확인) page=9;section=Megatrend 1 Climate change demands ecological reform 2022-07 (문헌 본문에 발행일 표기 없음 — PDF 메타데이터 생성일 2022-07-25 기준) accessed 2026-07-26
Observed signals 3
Part of issues 5
- IssueClimate migration compounds inequality in origin and destination countries alike1 trends · 0 signals
- IssueFood and water security under consumption and climate pressure3 trends · 1 signals
- IssueIrreversible loss to people, infrastructure, economies and ecosystems1 trends · 0 signals
- IssueKey point: climate losses land on public and private budgets and create debt1 trends · 0 signals
- IssueKey point: rising seas and stronger storms on coastal areas1 trends · 1 signals
Relation types: constitutes · supports
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