Society
in 2050
Energy efficiency and technical innovation
- Development of large cities and land degradation in connection with the search for “ever more” comfort and safety
- Improved efficiency of equipment and emergence of new highly efficient technologies
- Digital technology is embedded in vehicle drivetrains and management of mobility.
long distance travel.

Technological levers to support productive and specialised bioeconomic sectors
- Agriculture and agri-food industries are highly specialised and competitive
- The use of lignocellulosic biomass and wood waste for energy recovery is promoted
- Profound changes in the forestry landscape (felling of deciduous trees and replanting with conifers).
used for energy
(methanisation, biofuels).

Decarbonisation of industry focused on geological CO2 capture and storage
- Major role of imports in a globalised world favouring trade in materials
- Exploitation of natural resources and recycling pushed to the limit due to advanced technologies.
by industry.
