Let’s clarify the first point: 2040 stands for Twenty (years) For (net) Zero, and this is the proper way to name this game that is focused on creating a sustainable and equal world for the future generations.
This is a massive effort for me and this game is still in early stages but this time I decided to make a log of the creation process so I need a page to connect.

The name is based on the idea of performing a full net zero conversion in 20 years on the whole planet.
The goal is ambitious but all the effort could bring value if someone will be convinced we can make it.
Also because I have decided to use as much as possible real data and creating a “realistic” model, able to show the complexity of the situation, but easy enough to be implemented in a true board-game.
There are other games on this theme, but this one pretends to create a real awareness in the player for the impacts of their actions, and at the same time having fun.

First of all is relevant to note this is a COLLABORATIVE game.
IMHO it is impossible to create a non-collaborative game on this theme, but this another differentiator.

Secondly we want to achieve another ambitious goal, consistent with sustainability: create a world where everyone has equal opportunities, independently by his/her country. Because a sustainable world cannot be anything different than a equal world.

Ok this is pure fiction but let’s start to see the reference of the model I have created and adopted in the game: 2040: the model behind.