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2030s

The 2030s (pronounced "twenty-thirties"; shortened to "the '30s" also known as "The Thirties") is the next decade in the Gregorian calendar that will begin on January 1, 2030, and end on December 31, 2039.

Plans and goals[edit]

• NASA plans to execute a crewed mission to Mars between 2031 and 2035.^{[1][failed verification]}
• Targets of the goals of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda are set for 2030.^[2]
• Some climate-related goals from COP26 are for 2030:
  • The Glasgow Climate Pact aims to "[reduce] global carbon dioxide emissions by 55 percent by 2030 relative to the 2010 level".^[3] However, based on existing pledges the emissions in the year 2030 will be 14% higher than in 2010.^[4]
  • More than 100 countries pledged to reverse deforestation.
  • India plans to draw half of its energy requirement from renewable sources.^[5]
  • China aims to peak CO₂ emissions before 2030.^[6]
• The 2030 Climate Target Plan of the EU aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030. The European Commission made proposals in July 2021 for how to achieve this goal.^[7]
• The international community, including the United Nations, World Bank, and the United States, have set the goal of completely eradicating extreme poverty by 2030.^[8] Noting a significant decline in extreme poverty since 1990, the World Bank has noted that the end of extreme poverty is in sight and pledged to cut it down to at most 3% of the world's population by this time.^[9]
• The World Health Organization and UNICEF have set a goal for universal access to basic sanitation by 2030.^[10]
• The United Nations has made it a goal that Internet access and literacy will be universal by 2030.^[11][12]
• The World Bank has called for all countries to implement universal health care by this time.^[13]
• Kenya Vision 2030
• Saudi Vision 2030
• Egypt Vision 2030
• Qatar National Vision 2030
• Kuwait Vision 2035
• Transport For London making all buses electric

Expected events[edit]

2030[edit]

• The 2030 Winter Olympics will be held.
• The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be held in Spain, Portugal, and Morocco (with anniversary match hosts Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay).
• The World Expo will be held in Saudi Arabia in its capital city of Riyadh.^[14]
• The 2030 Mediterranean Games are expected to take place in Pristina, Kosovo.

2031[edit]

• Will be the first year to have four different digits since 2019.
• NASA plans to deorbit the International Space Station in January this year, directing any unbroken remnants into Point Nemo in the South Pacific Ocean.
• The 2031 Rugby World Cup will be held in the United States.
• The 2031 Cricket World Cup will be held in India.
• The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will reach the Jovian system in July 2031.^[15]

2032[edit]

• July 23 – August 8: The 2032 Summer Olympics is expected to take place in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[16]
• June–July: Turkey and Italy will co-host the UEFA Euro 2032.^[17]

2033[edit]

• Credit cards and debit cards from Mastercard will not have a magnetic stripe.^[18]
• The 2033 women's Rugby World Cup will be held in the United States.

2034[edit]

• The 2034 FIFA World Cup is set to be held in Saudi Arabia.
• Dragonfly is expected to land on Saturn's moon of Titan.^[19]

2035[edit]

• New petrol and diesel cars will be banned from sale in the UK and the EU.^[20]
• ITER is expected to achieve full fusion in 2035.^[21]
• All regions of the Lower Volga, southern Western Siberia and part of the Far East will experience a shortage of water resources for agriculture.^[22]
• End of the project Pakistan Vision 2035, the prosecution of Pakistan Vision 2025 aimed at attaining regional and global leadership in its target sectors.^[23]

2036[edit]

• The United States military's lease on the island of Diego Garcia, part of the British Indian Ocean Territory, will expire if it is not renewed.^[24]
• The 2036 Summer Olympics will be held.

2037[edit]

• The Oxford English Dictionary is expected to publish its completed revised third edition.^[25]
• The world population is expected to reach 9 billion around this time.^[26]
• July 10: The Apollo 10 lunar module, Snoopy, will approach within 4 million miles of Earth.^[27]

2038[edit]

• January 19: Any computer systems still measuring time with signed 32-bit Unix time will fail on account of the year 2038 problem.
• The 2038 FIFA World Cup will be held.

2039[edit]

• September 2: The destroyers-for-bases deal's 99-year rent-free leases to the U.S. by the UK will expire.
• The 2039 FIFA Women's World Cup will be held.

References[edit]

^ This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "OPAG August 2021" (PDF). Zibi Turtle, Dragonfly PI, JHUAPL. August 31, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2024.