Force for Good maps $750 trillion growth path in new report

Force for Good says proven and emerging technologies, if better governed and financed, could help lift global GDP to $750 trillion by 2060. The report also argues that the world already has enough capital, talent and solutions to end deprivation, but lacks the structures to connect them to need.

Why it matters: - Force for Good’s report argues that the world is entering an era of abundance, not scarcity. - The finding matters because the report says the main problem is not a lack of capital or technology, but weak governance and poor investment structures. - The report ties that gap to stalled progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals and to a coming leadership transition at the United Nations.

What happened: - Force for Good published its 2026 report, Strategies for an Era of Abundance: Preparing for Civilisational Transition, on Sept. 22, 2026. - The report was released as the United Nations prepares to appoint a new Secretary-General. - The full report is available at the full report. - The report says capital, proven solutions, technology and people are all in surplus, but are not reaching global development needs.

The details: - The report sets out an investment program of about US$125 trillion through 2035. - It models a scenario in which a well-governed second wave of technologies lifts global GDP to US$750 trillion by 2060. - Force for Good says only 35% of SDG targets with sufficient data are on track or making moderate progress, based on UN progress data from 2025. - The report says 18% of those targets have regressed below their 2015 baseline. - The report says none of the 17 SDGs is on course to be met by 2030. - The report estimates global liquid financial assets at about US$505 trillion in 2025. - The report says the finance gap reflects a lack of investable structures linking capital to need, not a shortage of capital. - Wave One focuses on nine commercially ready technologies, including renewables, digital connectivity, financial inclusion, affordable housing and climate resilience. - Force for Good estimates Wave One would require about US$125 trillion in investment to 2035. - The model projects about US$315 trillion in cumulative GDP uplift by 2035 from Wave One deployment. - The model also projects a profit pool of about US$43 trillion for the owners of those solutions. - Wave Two identifies six systemic technologies: artificial intelligence, quantum computing, gene editing, fusion energy, nanotechnology and extended reality. - The report models a baseline scenario in which global GDP reaches about US$475 trillion by 2060. - The report models a broad-access scenario in which those technologies push global GDP to US$750 trillion by 2060. - Wave Three describes a longer-term convergence phase. - In that phase, fusion is expected to address energy constraints, nanotechnology materials constraints and artificial intelligence cognitive constraints on human activity. - The report says these technologies are advancing without a multilateral treaty or enforcement mechanisms. - The report concludes that whether the benefits are widely shared will depend on governance and coalition-building.

Between the lines: - The report is making a policy case, not just an economic forecast. - Its core argument is that abundance can still produce scarcity if institutions fail to channel investment and set rules for access. - The proposed numbers are also meant to reframe development finance as a systems-design problem rather than a capital-availability problem. - The report’s emphasis on governance suggests the next phase of technology adoption will be shaped as much by alliances and standards as by engineering. - The proposed “Third Axis” reflects a belief that middle powers and regional blocs may matter more if global consensus remains slow. - The report proposes a rules-based coalition anchored by the European Union and India, then extended to the Gulf Cooperation Council. - In a later stage, the coalition would extend to Japan, Canada, South Korea, Singapore and Australia. - The report says the European Union brings foundational science, standards and legal frameworks. - The report says India brings a population of 1.4 billion and what it describes as the world’s largest pipeline of STEM talent. - The proposal follows the EU-India Free Trade Agreement concluded in January after nearly two decades of negotiation. - It also follows the UK-GCC Free Trade Agreement concluded in May. - The European Commission proposed in September that Canada become the EU’s first associate member.

What's next: - Force for Good is positioning the report as input for the incoming U.N. chief and for governments shaping long-term growth policy. - The report’s coalition proposal suggests future debate will center on which countries set the rules for emerging technologies. - The report argues that the decisive question is not whether abundance is possible, but how broadly its gains will be shared.

The bottom line: - Force for Good says the world already has the ingredients to end deprivation. - The missing piece, in the report’s view, is the governance structure to deploy them at scale.