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The changing nature of the U.S.-China relationship is just as essential as the changing global context to understanding the risks of bilateral competition and conflict in the coming years. With no concrete plans for new long-term storage facilities in the UK and declining UK Continental Shelf, it could point to a greater LNG dependency in the coming years. Decarbonising heat will be essential for global emissions reduction efforts in the coming years. The European Union's approach to China will change dramatically in the coming years if European decision-makers can start to tell the difference between corporate interests and national interests. Though vaccinations began in late 2020, they will have a bigger impact in 2021 and will push medical manufacturing and the world toward a new normal. One of the largest ten threats to the world in the coming years was identified to be that of cyberattacks and data fraud due to a sustained shift in working patterns. General Mills, which announced that by the end of 2022, 75 to 80% of the eggs it purchases everywhere in the world will come from cage-free chickens. The world will still need oil in 2021 and 2022, and for years to come, but it will need less and less of it. Working with Siemens and utilising its global expertise in Digital Twin and simulation technologies will play a pivotal role in Britishvolt achieving its tight deadlines to begin producing batteries, at scale, by the end of 2023. The forecast for 2021 and 2022 EIA forecasts that some mandatory and voluntary travel restrictions will still be in place in the first half of 2021 amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases as of late-2020, although the level of restrictions and their duration is highly uncertain. The coming years will show the worrying ripple effects of interruptions to cancer care during the global pandemic. The world will rebalance during the coming years, and fake money and fake assets will suffer. With an ever-increasing number of financial services organisations around the globe committing to the goal of being Net-Zero by 2050 in accord with the Paris Agreement, the spotlight is beginning to shift from when to how. By 2024, when Biden's mandate comes to an end, China will have become the largest economy in the world, followed by the US and India. Global wind and solar deployments will land somewhere around 200 GW in 2020 - less than a third of the implied rate needed for the coming decade. Copenhagen, the Danish capital, announced plans in late 2019 to become the first carbon-neutral capital in the world, achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2025. The resurgence of the virus in many parts of the world that have successfully curbed the epidemiological curve earlier in the year has threatened the economic recovery that is just beginning to take shape by dampening consumer and business sentiments. The coming year's recovery from a global pandemic, a shifting world stage, and the juggling of economic priorities with environmental imperatives will dictate whether true transformation will emerge at COP 26 in Glasgow. The world is turning a blind eye to the really path-breaking domains that will change the face of warfare in the coming years, and the US needs to keep pace with both China and Russia if it wants to win future wars. The global impacts of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are already beginning to be felt, and will greatly affect the Variable Frequency Drives market in 2020. The global impacts of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are already beginning to be felt, and will greatly affect the Portable Gas Chromatography market in 2020. The climate breakdown continues to worsen and will be a critical global challenge in the coming decades. AI and ML together will transform enterprise Data Management in the coming years, and many emerging technologies like the multi-cloud, edge, serverless, IoT, and big data will collaboratively contribute to the forthcoming digital disruption in global businesses. 9m new jobs could be created globally in the coming year if countries follow a green recovery path. WHY US PARTNERS CONTACT US Act on emerging opportunities and risks Innovate and transform AI horizon scanning & trends research Use social, strategic thinking methods Influence tomorrow Improve results / stay ahead