Issues & Trends

2017-07-31	See how the world's aid flows with our competition winner The results of the Guardian Data/Google competition are in and this is our winner. We asked you to visualise for us how aid flows around the world - and we received so many great entries we will be showcasing more here.
2017-07-31	Urban Observatory Compare Cities "When you imagine people living densely packed, you may think of New York City. But a new report from the Census Bureau shows California is home to the most densely populated metro areas in the United States," according to KPBS.
2017-07-31	Electric Vehicle Outlook 2017 Our global long-term Electric Vehicle Outlook (EVO) forecasts passenger EV adoption out to 2040 and the impact that electrification will have on automotive and power markets, as well as on fossil fuel displacement and demand for key materials.
2017-07-31	Renewable Electricity Futures Study The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) Renewable Electricity Futures Study (RE Futures) is an initial investigation of the extent to which renewable energy supply can meet the electricity demands of the continental United States over the next several decades.
2017-07-31	Scientific consensus: Earth's climate is warming Temperature data from four international science institutions. All show rapid warming in the past few decades and that the last decade has been the warmest on record.
2017-03-17	German teenager promotes planting one trillion trees Felix Finkbeiner was 13 years old when he spoke before the United Nations General Assembly, urging them to take action and plant more trees. “We children know adults know the challenges and they know the solution,” he said. “We don’t know why there is so little action.”
2017-07-30	Earth to warm 2 degrees Celsius by the end of this century, studies say (CNN)By the end of the century, the global temperature is likely to rise more than 2 degrees Celsius, or 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit. This rise in temperature is the ominous conclusion reached by two different studies using entirely different methods published in the journal Nature Climate Change on Monday.
2017-06-14	The Global Peace Index - data visualisation – Vision of Humanity Following last week’s launch of the Global Peace Index report, the media have been busy producing visualisations based on the Global Peace Index data. The following are a selection of innovative presentations from the World Economic Forum, Statista, EPLO and the Indy100. World Economic Forum
2012-09-09	Could wind power ever meet the world’s energy needs? At the moment, wind power supplies about 4.1 percent of electric power in the United States. Still a bit player. Yet there's a whole lot of untapped wind left in the world. Wind whipping through the Great Plains. Wind gusting off the shores. Wind circulating high up in the sky.
2017-07-30	7 Strategies for Reducing Water Waste in the Food System March 22, 2013 is the 20th anniversary of World Water Day. In honor of this important anniversary, this week we are highlighting 7 Strategies for Reducing Water Waste. Please visit the Food Tank website each day over the next week for posts focused on innovations around water.