The market for the Metaverse could be between $8 trillion and $13 trillion by 2030, with total Metaverse users of around 5 billion. But getting to that market level is going to require infrastructure investment. Virtual worlds can be fun but, when it comes to money, it’s not fun.

If we could jump time and skip into 2030, what would it look like? To be honest, it would look a lot like 2022, except a few big changes to society and technology.

UPDATED 25/03/22: The war in Ukraine has created a massive humanitarian crisis impacting millions of people, and shifting monetary policies around the world poses another major threat to the global economy.

Crypto is in its usual rollercoaster mode with bitcoin prices halving in January, but then it did the same in January 2021.

Many business people still feel like they don't know where to start when thinking about sustainability and climate change so Dennis Draeger, our research director, looks at climate change and the future after COP26.