BEYOND THE END

Hey there! Hum… This could sound weird, but what year is it?

Imagine this scenario: One day, creatures from another world gift you a belt with which you can travel through time and space. Where and when would you go?

In my case, I would like to go to the year 2049 and explore the world. Why? Well, several papers powered by scientist, educators, and activities across the world, currently says that if we don’t rapidly reduce global CO2 emission and reach net zero emissions by 2050, that year the earth will begin an irreversible process of global warming. The phenomenon could produce a global crisis, with flooded cities, forced migration, and the Amazon turning into a desert.

There’s a lot of international projects that are trying to stop climate change and reach a green society by 2050. This could sound kind of dramatic, but that year could be the beginning of the apocalypse for humanity and all livings on the earth.

But I have hope that we could walk a path where 2050 is not the end, but just a new beginning. We can build a future that´s more conscious about the environment, transitioning away from fossil fuels to clean infrastructure and industries that create multiple jobs, overcome social inequalities, and create a wealthy economy.

So yeah, I’ll like to travel to 2049: the 2050’s eve. I’ll like to see how humans have changed and see if we could be able to stop climate change or if we fail. Honestly, thinking about staying there or returning to my current time is hard. Because, if I travel in time, I’ll be an alien from another time so I should adapt to all the new social rules that exist, and maybe these rules could be very difficult for me. And if I returned, I could be in a paradox, because if I didn’t like the future maybe I’ll try to create a new one (yeah, I know… a total sci-fi overthinking)

But, If I have to choose, maybe I would like to stay in the future if it’s a good ending for humanity. And if not, I could stay if there’s a good reason for it (maybe they have the best internet that the whole of humanity will have).