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What Will the World Be Like in 2050?

The article I read was called "How the World Would Look in 2050 if We Solved Climate Change", and it was by Bill McKibben. The article basically talked about all of the things that would be different in 2050 if the issue of climate change had been solved. Some of the things he mentioned that would change were that renewable energy would be the cheapest source of energy, that India would require people to drive electric cars or ride electric scooters in urban areas, and that there would be a new Ford E - 150 that would have replaced the F - 150. McKibben also talked about how the government would take more action to help end climate change in the US and all over the world by making alliances. Something the author mentioned in the article that I found particularly surprising was that since the world had started acting on climate change so late, there was permanent damage to the Earth that could've been prevented. Some things that changed were a year-round "forest fire season", and heat waves that brought on nighttime temps of 100 degrees Farenheight. 

I thought this article was really interesting, specifically because it was interesting to read about all the things that the author thought would be different 30 years from now. I found it cool to read about how more people would be vegan or vegetarian, and how renewable energy would be the cheapest form of energy. The reason I found these things interesting was because until I did a little more research after reading the article, I had not realized how much of an impact not eating meat could have on the world.  I found the fact that renewable energy would be the cheapest form of energy interesting because that includes things like electric cars, which are very expensive now, and I thought that they would get more expensive over time. The final thing I found interesting about this article was how much more involved the author thinks the government will be regarding climate change in the future. I found that interesting because I personally think the government isn't doing much about climate change as of now. 

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