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Please select a trend category to see the trends in that section.</p> </div> <div class="view-content"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <div class="views-field-field-trend-img-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20190729055855/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/trends/food-agriculture"><img class="imagefield imagefield-field_trend_img" width="101" height="93" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190729055855im_/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/sites/default/files/thumb-food.jpg?1250103790"/></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20190729055855/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/trends/food-agriculture">Food & Agriculture</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-tcollection-pull-quote-value"> <div class="field-content">From farm to plate, the food we eat affects our environment, health, and economies. These trends tackle the big issues driving the global food system, including seafood and meat consumption, irrigation, agriculture, and grain production.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-trend-img-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20190729055855/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/trends/energy-transportation"><img class="imagefield imagefield-field_trend_img" width="101" height="93" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190729055855im_/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/sites/default/files/thumb-energy.jpg?1250103765"/></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20190729055855/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/trends/energy-transportation">Energy & Transportation</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-tcollection-pull-quote-value"> <div class="field-content">Are we at the dawn of a new energy revolution? It has never been more important to understand trends such as fossil fuel consumption, vehicles production, and the unprecedented growth in renewable energy, among others.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-field-trend-img-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20190729055855/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/trends/environment-climate"><img class="imagefield imagefield-field_trend_img" width="101" height="93" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190729055855im_/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/sites/default/files/thumb-enviro.jpg?1250103815"/></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20190729055855/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/trends/environment-climate">Environment & Climate</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-tcollection-pull-quote-value"> <div class="field-content">Take a closer look at our planet’s health and topics such as variations in global temperatures and carbon dioxide, water security, and the state of coral reefs.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <div class="views-field-field-trend-img-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20190729055855/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/trends/global-economy-resources"><img class="imagefield imagefield-field_trend_img" width="101" height="93" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190729055855im_/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/sites/default/files/thumb-econ.jpg?1250103841"/></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20190729055855/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/trends/global-economy-resources">Global Economy & Resources</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-tcollection-pull-quote-value"> <div class="field-content">What is the outlook for renewable energy jobs? How quickly are carbon markets growing? These trends analyze global financial and economic trends in an environmental context.</div> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd views-row-last"> <div class="views-field-field-trend-img-fid"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20190729055855/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/trends/population-society"><img class="imagefield imagefield-field_trend_img" width="101" height="93" alt="" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190729055855im_/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/sites/default/files/thumb-pop.jpg?1250103864"/></a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-title"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/web/20190729055855/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/trends/population-society">Population & Society</a></span> </div> <div class="views-field-field-tcollection-pull-quote-value"> <div class="field-content">From global population projections to health trends and urbanization, these trends examine the way we live and how these lifestyles affect the world.</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="about"> <div class="about-logo"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20190729055855im_/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/sites/all/themes/vitalclear/images/about-logo.gif"/> </div> <div class="about-text"> <p>The Worldwatch Institute is an independent research organization known around the world for its accessible, fact-based analysis of critical global issues. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190729055855/http://www.worldwatch.org/">Learn More</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <p>© 2015 | Worldwatch Institute | <a href="/web/20190729055855/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="/web/20190729055855/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/contact">Contact Us</a> | 1400 16th St. NW, Ste. 430 | Washington, DC 20036 | Phone: (202) 745-8092 | <a href="/web/20190729055855/http://vitalsigns.worldwatch.org/sitemap">Site Map</a></p></div> <script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[//><!]]> </script> <script type="text/javascript"> <![CDATA[//><!]]> </script> </body> </html>