Subsidies  - Bordeaux 2055

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Bordeaux 2055

Salut, my name is Paula (26). In the year 2055 Bordeaux is my hometown and our planet is my life.
Looking back, the analysis shows that government subsidies were not a neutral economic engine but highly selective. Even in 2022 according to the IMF, more than 7 trillion US dollars per year flowed into fossil fuel subsidies—subsidies for destruction, disguised as growth, more than all global health budgets combined.
Today, one rule applies no subsidies without an ecosystem feedback assessment.
In 2030, the century of drought began: 34% of agricultural land became unusable. The mindset did start to shift. The old subsidy stream changed the direction—into CO₂-negative technologies, circular economies and synthetic photosynthesis. Carbon dividends were tied to local biodiversity performance. Suddenly a wetland was worth more than an SUV. Those who measurably strengthened biodiversity received tax incentives—those who destroyed it paid high penalties.
State funding programs for synthetic biology led to decentralized drug production in bio foundries. Healthcare costs fell by 27% in the 2030s. By 2038, we did it: global CO₂ emissions fell below 1990 levels. Not through sacrifice—but through tax-optimized efficiency.
Today, states subsidize planetary stability, not the contrary. A dangerously late realization—but a radical effective one.

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