https://groundzeromedia.org/4-25-22-burnt-offerings-blazing-the-trail-for-the-green-new-meal/
An eco-fascist agenda could easily be forced upon the world. In the near future, one might not only have to show why they want or need a car, but will also require a breeding permit. A person will have to justify their reasons for air travel and obtaining luxury items. As the world is pushed into a carbon management system, every excuse will be used to control the masses.
https://groundzeromedia.org/4-21-22-fleece-treaty
Then imagine it all eventually run by A.I. on your phone and just about everywhere. Welcome to the machine.
The Agent_Smith MATRIX character just saw free humans as a cancer upon the earth that needed to be under the control and disposal of a totalitarian AI system.
The Agent Smith Interrogation of Neo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrBdYmStZJ4
Yet, if there aren't more environmental restrictions pushed upon the masses, there might be less habitable land. Over the past several decades, there has been a gradual unfolding plan to try to get most of the population into urban areas. This increase of urban density in theory, would allow more of the planet to remain wild or natural.
A Waterworld or more desert areas?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterworld#Plot
The Sahara Desert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-SH9XVU4s8 Tech Space
How many times have ancient civilizations been flooded or buried over the eons?
https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/why-do-we-have-to-dig-so-deep-to-uncover-ancient-ruins
https://www.thetravel.com/underground-cities-archeologists-seeking
https://desertshapes.blogspot.com/search?q=AI