United States predictions for 2020
Read 65 predictions about the United States in 2020, a year that will see this country experience significant change in its politics, economics, technology, culture, and environment. It’s your future, discover what you’re in for.
Quantumrun Foresight prepared this list; A trend intelligence consulting firm that uses strategic foresight to help companies thrive from future trends in foresight. This is just one of many possible futures society may experience.
International relations predictions for the United States in 2020
International relations predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- A US-led international effort to clean the international shipping industry comes into effect this year, requiring shipping vessels worldwide to start using low-sulphur petroleum fuels during their operations. Likelihood: 100%1
- America takes the lead on cleaner ship fuels.Link
- Space force: New U.S. military branch could arrive by 2020.Link
- 20,000 US troops to go to Europe for 2020 training exercise.Link
- America's big advantage over China and Russia: Demographics.Link
- The coronavirus crisis is turning Americans in both parties against China.Link
Politics predictions for the United States in 2020
Politics related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
Government predictions for the United States in 2020
Government related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- San francisco looks to ban hiring of cops with histories of misconduct.Link
- How san joaquin county put data to work to improve business operations.Link
- The US government projects the number of workers over 75 will double in the next decade.Link
- San francisco bans facial recognition use by police and the government.Link
- Space force: New U.S. military branch could arrive by 2020.Link
Economy predictions for the United States in 2020
Economy related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- A US recession surfaces between 2020 and 2022, this time caused by excessively high levels of corporate debt. An interest rate rise is argued as the likely culprit since over-leveraged companies collapsed under the weight of their loan repayment terms. EDIT: The cause turned out to be COVID-19, but the severity of the recession was due to over-leveraged debt and a stalled economy. 1
Technology predictions for the United States in 2020
Technology related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- North American companies notch another record year for robot orders.Link
- North carolina county uses ai for property revaluations.Link
- Florida cities get smart with ‘the internet of things’.Link
- Forecast: Autonomous-vehicle sales to top 33 million in 2040.Link
- America takes the lead on cleaner ship fuels.Link
Culture predictions for the United States in 2020
Culture related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- How paying artists leads to more science.Link
- Opinion: these numbers show why u.s. policy makers are misjudging popular support for china’s government.Link
- China’s surveillance state vs us’s state of chaos.Link
- Guide to the cultural regions of America.Link
- The fractured politics of a browning America.Link
Defense predictions for in 2020
Defense related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
Infrastructure predictions for the United States in 2020
Infrastructure related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- US wireless consumers in most urban centers will start gaining access to 5G devices and connectivity between 2020 to 2022. Likelihood: 90%1
- China builds the world’s longest high-speed rail as a rail stalls in the U.S..Link
- The U.S. could cut emissions by 80 percent for less than the 2018 federal budget.Link
- When is 5G coming to you? The definitive guide to the 5G network rollout.Link
- California home prices are soaring. Here's why | WSJ.Link
- America's infrastructure is crumbling.Link
Environment predictions for the United States in 2020
Environment related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- California’s climate dystopia comes true.Link
- In Florida, doctors see climate change hurting their most vulnerable patients.Link
- Government overhaul of national flood insurance cheered by climate resilience experts.Link
- California set a goal of 100% clean energy, and now other states may follow its lead.Link
- America's great climate exodus is starting in the Florida Keys.Link
Science predictions for the United States in 2020
Science related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- NASA opens the International Space Station to (wealthy) tourists this year. Facilities for civilian use of the ISS will be made available for the first time. Likelihood: 100%1
- US regulators clear path for genetically modified salmon.Link
- The pandemic will change american retail forever.Link
- California’s climate dystopia comes true.Link
- The US government will be scanning your face at 20 top airports, documents show.Link
- China bet big on quantum computing. Now the US races to keep up..Link
Health predictions for the United States in 2020
Health related predictions to impact the United States in 2020 include:
- Updated regulations around health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) come into effect this year, significantly expanding the possibilities for employers and employees for defined contribution health coverage. Likelihood: 100%1
- US regulators permit the sale of genetically modified salmon to US consumers. Labelling of GM salmon will be fully enforced by 2022. Likelihood: 100%1
- US regulators clear path for genetically modified salmon.Link
- A new era of HRAs begins in 2020.Link
- The pandemic will change american retail forever.Link
- In Florida, doctors see climate change hurting their most vulnerable patients.Link
- Meth use up sixfold, fentanyl use quadrupled in U.S. in last 6 years.Link
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