2040

Millennium:	3rd millennium
Centuries:	20th century – 21st century – 22nd century
Decades:	2010s  2020s  2030s  – 2040s –  2050s  2060s  2070s
Years:	2037 2038 2039 – 2040 – 2041 2042 2043

2040 by topic:

Arts

Architecture – Comics – Film – Home video – Literature (Poetry) – Music (Country, Metal, UK) – Radio – Television – Video gaming

Politics

Elections – Int'l leaders – State leaders – Sovereign states

Science and technology

Archaeology – Aviation – Birding/Ornithology – Meteorology – Palaeontology – Rail transport – Spaceflight

Sports

Athletics (Track and Field) – Australian Football League – Baseball – Basketball – Football (soccer) – Cricket – Ice Hockey – Motorsport – Road cycling (men, women) – Tennis – Rugby league

By place

Afghanistan – Algeria – Antarctica – Argentina – Armenia – Australia – Austria - Azerbaijan – Bangladesh - Belgium - Brazil – Canada – Chile – China – Costa Rica – Croatia –Cuba – Denmark – El Salvador – Egypt – Estonia – Ethiopia – European Union – Finland – France – Georgia – Germany – Ghana – Greece – Hungary – Iceland – India – Indonesia – Iraq – Iran – Ireland – Israel – Italy – Japan – Kenya – Latvia – Lithuania – Luxembourg – Malaysia – Mexico – Moldova – Netherlands – New Zealand – Norway – Pakistan – Palestinian territories – Philippines – Poland – Romania – Russia – Rwanda – Serbia – Singapore – South Africa – South Korea – Spain – Sri Lanka – Sweden – Turkey – United Arab Emirates – United Kingdom – United States - Vietnam

Other topics

Awards – Law – Religious leaders

Birth and death categories

Births – Deaths

Establishments and disestablishments categories

Establishments – Disestablishments

Works and introductions categories

Works – Introductions Works entering the public domain

2040 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	2040 MMXL
Ab urbe condita	2793
Armenian calendar	1489 ԹՎ ՌՆՁԹ
Assyrian calendar	6790
Bahá'í calendar	196–197
Bengali calendar	1447
Berber calendar	2990
British Regnal year	N/A
Buddhist calendar	2584
Burmese calendar	1402
Byzantine calendar	7548–7549
Chinese calendar	己未年 (Earth Goat) 4736 or 4676     — to — 庚申年 (Metal Monkey) 4737 or 4677
Coptic calendar	1756–1757
Discordian calendar	3206
Ethiopian calendar	2032–2033
Hebrew calendar	5800–5801
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	2096–2097
- Shaka Samvat	1962–1963
- Kali Yuga	5141–5142
Holocene calendar	12040
Igbo calendar	1040–1041
Iranian calendar	1418–1419
Islamic calendar	1461–1462
Japanese calendar	Heisei 52 (平成５２年)
Juche calendar	129
Julian calendar	Gregorian minus 13 days
Korean calendar	4373
Minguo calendar	ROC 129 民國129年
Thai solar calendar	2583
Unix time	2208988800–2240611199

2040 (MMXL) will be a leap year starting on Sunday (dominical letter AG) of the Gregorian calendar, the 2040th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 40th year of the 3rd millennium, the 40th year of the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2040s decade.

Predicted and scheduled events

• May 11 – Partial solar eclipse.
• September 8 – Planetary alignment of Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and the crescent Moon.^[1]
• November 4 – Partial solar eclipse.

Date unknown

• Global energy consumption will have increased by 56 percent from 2010, from 524 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) to 820 quadrillion Btu.^[2]
• Japan will have shut down the last of its nuclear power plants.^[3]
• The Antarctic treaty will come under review
• The United States Air Force will start an at least partial phase-out of their B-52 Bombers, which by 2040 will have served 85 years of combat.
• NASA predicts that by this year it will cost only tens of dollars per pound to launch humans or cargo into space.^[4]
• Projected completion date for the Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) rail corridor running from Germany to southern Italy.^[5]
• Space-based solar power will be commercially viable.^[6]
• The Great Red Spot on Jupiter's atmosphere will become circular according to calculations based on its reduction rate at present.
• Amsterdam aims to be fossil fuel free - powering its electric cars, trucks, boats, and buildings with energy generated by wind, solar, and biomass.^[7]
• Completion of the Northeast Corridor high-speed rail route, running from Boston to Washington DC.^[8][9]
• Pollen counts will be more than double today's level, due to climate change.^[10]

In fiction

• The anime series Macross Plus, Masoukishin Cybuster, and Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 are all set in this year.
• In the universe of Star Trek: The Next Generation, the television becomes obsolete.^[11]
• The Doctor Who short story collection Short Trips: 2040 is set in the year 2040.
• The events of BBC science-fiction drama Outcasts take place primarily in this year.
• Phantom 2040 television series and comic strips take place during this year.
• In JLU, the episode The Once and Future Thing Pt. 2 Time Warped takes place in an alternate 2040 where Batman Beyond, Warhawk, Static, and Bruce Wayne are the only remaining members of the JLU. (2005)
• In Static Shock, the episode Future Shock takes place primarily in this year with young Static being transported to the future where he teams up with Terry/Batman to help save old Static from the Kobras. (2004)

References

1. "Planets for Dessert - NASA Science". Science.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
2. "EIA projects world energy consumption will increase 56% by 2040 - Today in Energy - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)". Eia.gov. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
3. Justin McCurry (2012-09-19). "Japan plans to end reliance on nuclear power within 30 years | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
4. "JSC Celebrates 40 Years of Human Space Flight". NASA. 2002-09-03. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
5. Jim Baumann. "Development of Alpine Rail Link using GIS". Retrieved 2011-12-31.
6. Nancy Owano (2011-11-15). "IAA says 'Yes We Can' to power plants in orbit". Physorg.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
7. "Top EV-Friendly Cities: What Are They Doing Right?". Retrieved 2015-08-30.
8. Falk, Tyler (2012-07-09). "On Amtrak, Philadelphia to New York in 37 minutes | ZDNet". Smartplanet.com. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
9. "The Amtrak Vision for the Northeast Corridor : 2012 Update Reprot" (PDF). Amtrak.com. Retrieved 2015-11-11.
10. "The Year 2040: Double the Pollen, Double the Allergy Suffering?". NewsWise/American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI). 30 October 2012. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
11. "No More TV in 2040?". StarTrek.com. 2002-07-24. Retrieved 2011-12-21.