Climate

For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. And even more I revere them when they stand alone - Herman Hesse

As a member of The Woodland Trust, I regularly signed petitions to preserve ancient woodlands and unique trees. Does this make a difference? The battle is an ongoing one, but worth fighting, if necessary tree by tree.

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2015 and earlier

Please see below a range of 2023 outlooks and forecasts, grouped by topic.

ALL TOPICS

Please see below a range of 2021 outlooks and forecasts, grouped across the following 21 topics.

• Business, Climate, Conflict, Demographics, Economics, Energy, Food, Freedom, Health, Innovation, Nature, Politics, Purpose, Risk, Space, Sustainability, Technology, Travel, Trust, Values and Work.

There is also a bonus list of additional 2021 forecasts in appendix.

See also:

• What changed in 2020?

BUSINESS

"The MLO" is the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, USA. This is the famous but remote station where scientists have been measuring CO2 in the air for the longest time. Data at Mauna Loa produced the iconic Keeling Curve. The pioneering work of Charles David Keeling provided key, new insights about how the earth system works.

• A rare problem - The Economist
• Analysis shows nuclear energy competitive with other baseload power sources - International Energy Agency
• Arctic melting will cost the global economy £33 trillion by end of next century, scientists calculate - Futurology
• CEO pulse on climate change - PwC

• A greener China - and what it might mean for the rest of the world - PwC
• Africa's dry forests key to food security - Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)