Culture & Design
Welcome to Europe in 2035: Electric Taxis and Hydrogen Boilers
From community solar panels to green steel, we imagine what life might look like if the EU Commission’s ambitious climate overhaul actually comes to pass.
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It’s just after 5 p.m. on Friday in late July 2035. You’re driving home from work in your electric car. It’s peaceful — more cars than ever run on a quiet battery, too.
It was a good week. You’re two months into an apprenticeship program learning how to maintain wind turbines. Things were pretty rough for a few years after the factory where you used to make parts for internal combustion engines laid you off because the government banned new fossil fueled cars. But now you’ve joined a scheme that helps people find jobs in green industries.