The 2030s (pronounced "twenty-thirties" or "two thousand and thirties"; shortened to "the '30s" also known as "The Thirties") is the next decade in the Gregorian calendar that will begin on January 1, 2030, and end on December 31, 2039.
Some climate-related goals from COP26 are for 2030:
The Glasgow Climate Pact aims to "[reduce] global carbon dioxide emissions by 55 percent by 2030 relative to the 2010 level".[3] However, based on existing pledges the emissions in the year 2030 will be 14% higher than in 2010.[4]
More than 100 countries pledged to reverse deforestation.
India plans to draw half of its energy requirement from renewable sources.[5]
The 2030 Climate Target Plan of the EU aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030. The European Commission made proposals in July 2021 for how to achieve this goal.[7]
The international community, including the United Nations, World Bank, and the United States, have set the goal of completely eradicating extreme poverty by 2030.[8] Noting a significant decline in extreme poverty since 1990, the World Bank has noted that the end of extreme poverty is in sight and pledged to cut it down to at most 3% of the world's population by this time.[9]
NASA plans to deorbit the International Space Station in January this year, directing any unbroken remnants into Point Nemo in the South Pacific Ocean.
New petrol and diesel cars will be banned from sale in the United Kingdom, European Union and the Americas.[22]
ITER is expected to achieve full fusion in 2035.[23]
All regions of the Lower Volga, southern Western Siberia and part of the Far East will experience a shortage of water resources for agriculture.[24]
End of the project Pakistan Vision 2035, the prosecution of Pakistan Vision 2025 aimed at attaining regional and global leadership in its target sectors.[25]
The world population is expected to reach 9 billion around this time.[26]
^Glasgow Climate Pact(PDF). Glasgow: The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement. p. 3. Archived(PDF) from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 19, 2021.
^ This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "OPAG August 2021"(PDF). Zibi Turtle, Dragonfly PI, JHUAPL. August 31, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
