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If you think that life in. 2030 sounds unrealistic, consider this: how many people in 1985 thought that computers and mobile phones could play such a central role in our lives today or that children would be gaming on the Internet. No one can accurately predict the future. One thing is certain: the rapid change that we have seen since the 1980s will not slow down. It will speed up so much that, in some ways, our lives in 2030 will be unrecognizable today.
It is predicted that one billion people will be 65 or older by 2030. Japanese scientists are already developing robots to look after the elderly and robots will be a permanent feature of everyday life all across Europe. People in 2030 will routinely reach the age of 130. The weather in 2030 is likely to be extreme, but the solution to the energy crisis will be to harness natural clean energy sources, such _____ solar, hydro, wind and geothermal.
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