1. Migration and the climate crisis:
As we know there are climate crises all over the world so the people are trying to secure themselves. They are trying to shift themselves in a place that has no climate issues. So the migration can be a new trend for sustainability in 2020 for some countries. The people of some countries can migrate to other countries for the reasons of climate crises.
There is much estimation about the migration of people and it may be reached to 1 billion people by 2050 as UN agency International The organization has made a rough estimation about it.
2. The Rise of Nationalism:
The rise of nationalism was initiated in Europe in 1848 as it was the ideological impetus. There were some rules of monarchies and foreign control of territory that were replaced by newly formed governments. So the rise of nationalism can be a new crisis in 2020 as due to political instability, the rise of nationalism can be seen in 2020 in some Asian Countries.
3. Greater online access:
Now it has been noticed in 2019 that half of the world was online. So there are many reports that there will need to accelerate the energy revolution.
4. Biodiversity:
The variety and variability of life are called biodiversity so it is a measure of variation at the ecosystem level. As it has been noticed that it is greater near the equator that can result in a warm climate. The rate of extinction of species is expected to be about 1000 times higher than before the domination of humans on the planet.
5. Participatory democracy:
Citizen and community action is now increasing all around the world and it is expected to be more in 2020.
These diverse points will impact how the world addresses some challenges like climate change and the global waste crisis. If we look at the plastics issues then the report shows that there is high profile plastic pollution but no serious steps have been taken to resolve this issue. Forum for the Future research can show that only a small amount of activity can give some potential results.
However, it is a fact there is an increased level of engagement with global sustainability issues like plastic pollution crises. For this purpose, the UK plastic Pact has been signed by the future of the Sustainability report. So it is expected that some serious action will be taken in 2020 to handle this issue.
In short, the Forum of the future concludes that the world has not enough resources to manage the trends and global challenges. Some waves are moving towards sustainability and deep under currents are flowing in the opposite direction.