Tag: WEF

COP26: Everything to know about the climate change summit on 1 November (Joe Myers, WEF)

This round-up brings you everything you need to know about the COP26 climate summit, climate change and greenhouse gas emissions targets. Top stories:...

Autonomous drone networks are a faster route to sustainable supply chains (Edward Fu, WEF)

New forms of infrastructure are needed to relieve over-burdened and unsustainable supply chains. In Rwanda and Virginia, US, drone-based logistics networks have proved...

What the smallest country in mainland Africa can teach us about climate action (John Letzing, WEF)

The Gambia has been singled out as the only nation with adequate plans to avert a climate catastrophe. While the country’s own carbon...

As the world gathers for COP26, here’s how leaders can dispel ESG confusion (Lydie Hudson, WEF)

The true litmus test of net-zero proposals at COP26 will be the degree to which the public and private sectors commit to agree...

Methane is a more potent polluter than CO2 – here’s how energy firms can help contain it (Mark McCord, WEF)

Methane gas is more potent than CO2 and its levels in the atmosphere are rising. Leaks from coal, oil and natural gas extraction...

57 organizations release open letter for EU to act on ESG (World Economic Forum)

57 organizations released an open letter for the European Union to act on ESG disclosure standards. They encourage the European Commission to promote...

COP26. How can the world measure progress on the Paris Agreement? (Steven Lam, Sherilee Harper, Warren Dodd, WEF)

To achieve the climate goals laid out in the Paris Agreement, targets have to be set and progress measured. When it comes to...

Africa. Study: African forests hold more carbon than we thought (Phil Platts, Martin Sullivan, Aida Cuní Sanchez, WEF)

African tropical mountain forests are not only carbon-rich: they are also rich in biodiversity. Research recently published in Nature shows that tropical mountain...

Sustainable Development. Investing in nature gives industry and business a competitive advantage. Here’s why (André Hoffmann, Katell Le Goulven, WEF)

On the agenda at the IUCN Congress in Marseille is awareness that investment in a vibrant natural world opens the door to sustainable...

Digital Inclusion. Innovative debt financing could close the digital access gap. Here’s how (Burke Norton, Bill Horton, WEF)

Digitization of services is on the rise, with digital inclusion affecting access to healthcare, education and financial services. Business, government and civil society...

Cybersecurity. Digital privacy comes at a price. Here’s how to protect it (Robert Muggah, WEF)

Data privacy exchanged for frictionless convenience is being compromised, stolen and leaked with disturbing regularity. People do not consciously put a price on...

Decarbonizing Industry – How to decarbonize heavy-duty transport and make it affordable (WEF)

Renewable electricity grid increases EV sustainability. Source: ABB Amina Hamidi, Enrique Meroño Heavy-duty trucks are responsible for 25% of global road emissions, despite only representing...

Inequality – How can we close inequality gaps in the global COVID-19 recovery? (WEF)

Gita Gopinath writes: The global economic recovery continues, but with a widening gap between advanced economies and many emerging market and developing economies. Our latest...

Artificial Intelligence/TechInnovation – Is artificial intelligence ready for the great rehiring? (WEF)

Keith E. Sonderling writes: After a year that witnessed unemployment reach levels unseen since the Great Depression, the Great Rehiring is upon us –...

Global Health – How can the world end viral hepatitis by 2030? 5 experts explain (WEF)

Matthew Oliver writes: More than 1.1 million people die from hepatitis B and C every year. An estimated 296 million people worldwide are living with hepatitis B, but...

Global Health – Send vaccines where people want them: developing nations (Yale News, WEF)

Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak writes: In the United States, where COVID-19 vaccines are plentiful, the biggest remaining obstacle to protecting the population is vaccine hesitancy....