Ask HN: What are the problems, challenges, opportunities for 2030?

I'm very skeptical of anyone who thinks that they can give a confident answer to this.

Check out the Gartner Hype Cycle, it's a great reference to what may be coming popularity in the coming decade. Particularly pay attention to the items that are on the rise. They'll hit a peak of noise and then drop down to the trough of sorrow before coming back into the adoption cycle. https://www.gartner.com/smarterwithgartner/3-themes-surface-...

Efficient carbon capture and sequestration.

Ubiquitous renewable energy.

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