FRC - Environment

Futures Research Center | Environment Track

§ Environment

NOTE: The information available for public access via this track is incomplete and in summary form. These public pages are intended for the general reader and lack detailed information and analysis. To interpret entries, please refer to the Forecast Key.

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	Environment Track
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2003		03-01. 6% of all vehicles sold in CA will emit no particulates. \| P.99 Strong Positive \| www.demographics.com Demographics, 3/01
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2012		12-01. Use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides will decline to one half current usage. \| P.99 \| George Washington University
2015		15-01. Precision farming and hydroponics will be commonplace. \| P.7 \|
2016		16-01. Additional improvements in fossil fuel efficiency will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by one-half. \| P.6 \|
2018		18-01. Commercial use of fission power to provide half of the energy supply. \| P.45 \|
2022		22-01. Commercialization of fusion power. \| P.25 \|
2020		20-01. Advanced farming technologies like automation, urban greenhouses, and other intensive production systems. \| P.6 \|
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2044		44-01. Routine use of hypersonic aircraft for travel. \| P.6 \|
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