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The 2030s (pronounced "twenty-thirties" or "two thousand [and] thirties"; shortened to "the '30s" and also known as "The Thirties") is the next decade in the Gregorian calendar that will begin on 1 January 2030, and end on 31 December 2039.
Plans and goals
- NASA plans to execute a crewed mission to Mars by the mid-2030s.
- Targets of the goals of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda are set for 2030.
- Some climate-related goals from COP26 are for 2030:
- The Glasgow Climate Pact aims to "[reduce] global carbon dioxide emissions by 55% by 2030 relative to the 2010 level". However, based on existing pledges the emissions in the year 2030 will be 14% higher than in 2010.
- More than 100 countries pledged to reverse deforestation.
- India plans to draw half of its energy requirement from renewable sources.
- China aims to peak CO2 emissions before 2030.
- 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.
- The international community, including the United Nations, World Bank, and the United States, have set the goal of completely eradicating extreme poverty by 2030. 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.
- The World Health Organization and UNICEF have set a goal for universal access to basic sanitation by 2030.
- The United Nations has made it a goal that Internet access and literacy will be universal by 2030.
- The World Bank has called for all countries to implement universal health care by this time.
- Kenya Vision 2030
- Saudi Vision 2030
- Egypt Vision 2030
- Qatar National Vision 2030
- National Development Plan 2030
- Kuwait Vision 2035
- Transport for London plans to make all buses electric.
- Finland plans on being a nicotineless and smokeless country by 2030.
Expected events
2030
- April: Europa Clipper will arrive at Jupiter's moon Europa.
- The 2030 Winter Olympics will be held in French Alps.
- The 2030 FIFA World Cup will be held in Spain, Portugal, and Morocco (with anniversary match hosts Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay).
- The 2030 World Expo will be held in Saudi Arabia in its capital city of Riyadh.
- The 2030 Mediterranean Games are expected to take place in Pristina, Kosovo.
2031
- 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 FIFA Women's World Cup will be held in the United States and other CONCACAF hosts.
- The 2031 Cricket World Cup will be held in India.
- The XXII Pan American Games will be held.
- The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) will reach the Jovian system in July 2031.
- In Kazakhstan, the switch of the writing script of the Kazakh language from the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin alphabet is scheduled to be fully implemented by 2031.
- In the United Kingdom, the Universal Studios Great Britain theme park is expected to open subject to planning approvals.
2032
- As of 2025[update], the Strait of Messina Bridge between Sicily and Calabria is projected to be opened for traffic in 2032.
- 23 July – 8 August: The 2032 Summer Olympics is expected to take place in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- June–July: Turkey and Italy will co-host the UEFA Euro 2032.
- 2 November: The 2032 United States presidential election is scheduled to be held.
- 22 December: The asteroid 2024 YR4 which once had a impact rating of 3 on the Torino scale will pass by Earth.
2033
- No credit and debit cards from Mastercard will have a magnetic stripe.
- The 2033 Women's Rugby World Cup will be held in the United States.
2034
- The 2034 Winter Olympics is scheduled to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States.
- The 2034 FIFA World Cup is set to be held in Saudi Arabia.
- Dragonfly is expected to land on Saturn's moon of Titan.
- End of the project Northern Link (MTR), a rapid transit line in Hong Kong.
2035
- New petrol and diesel cars will be banned from sale in the United Kingdom and European Union.
- ITER is expected to achieve full fusion in 2035.
- The 2035 FIFA Women's World Cup will be held in the United Kingdom.
- All regions of the Lower Volga, southern Western Siberia and part of the Far East will experience a shortage of water resources for agriculture.
- End of the project Pakistan Vision 2035, the successor to Pakistan Vision 2025 aimed at attaining regional and global leadership in its target sectors.
- The world population is expected to reach 9 billion around this time.
2036
- 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.
- The 2036 Summer Olympics will be held.
- 4 November: The 2036 United States presidential election will be held.
2037
- The Oxford English Dictionary is expected to publish its completed revised third edition.
- 10 July: The Apollo 10 lunar module, "Snoopy", will make a 4 million mile close approach to Earth.
2038
- 19 January: Any computer systems still measuring time with signed 32-bit Unix time will fail because of the year 2038 problem.
- 25 April: Latest possible date for Easter, last occurred 1943.
- The 2038 FIFA World Cup will be held the location of which has not been determined.
2039
- 2 September: The destroyers-for-bases deal's 99-year rent-free leases to the United States by the United Kingdom will expire.
- Commemorations of the centenary of World War II will begin this year, continuing through 2045.
- The 2039 FIFA Women's World Cup will be held the location of which has not been determined.
See also
- List of decades
- Generation Z (The youngest members of that generation will enter legal adulthood in 2030).
- Generation Alpha (The majority of that demographic will come of age in this decade).
- Generation Beta (the children and teenagers of the decade).