Economic Changes
Scenarios involving different economic systems, trade patterns, and financial developments
What If Cairns Implemented Different Reef Protection Measures?
Exploring the alternate timeline where the city of Cairns, Australia developed more aggressive and innovative reef protection strategies in the 1980s, potentially altering the fate of the Great Barrier Reef and global coral conservation efforts.
What If Calgary Diversified Beyond Oil and Gas Earlier?
Exploring the alternate timeline where Calgary embraced economic diversification away from fossil fuels decades before the climate crisis, potentially transforming Western Canada's economic landscape and energy transition.
What If California Implemented Different Water Management Strategies?
Exploring the alternate timeline where California adopted more sustainable water policies beginning in the 1960s, potentially avoiding decades of water crises and transforming the state's ecological and economic landscape.
What If California Remained Part of Mexico?
Exploring the alternate timeline where California never became part of the United States, remaining Mexican territory and transforming the geopolitical landscape of North America.
What If California Split Into Multiple States?
Exploring the alternate timeline where California fragmented into separate states, fundamentally reshaping American politics, economics, and regional identity on the West Coast.
What If California's Proposition System Never Developed?
Exploring the alternate timeline where California never adopted its direct democracy mechanisms, dramatically altering the state's political landscape and setting a different course for American governance.