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USA/Fed – Is the Fed Getting Burned Again? (John B. Taylor, Project-Syndicate)

As in the stagflationary 1970s, the US Federal Reserve is once again denying that its own policies are the reason for a recent surge...

USA/Industrial Policy – America’s Muddled Industrial Policy (Anne O. Krueger, Project-Syndicate)

With the US Innovation and Competition Act of 2021, America is fully embracing industrial policy as the all-encompassing solution to a wide range of...

USA/Energy Market/Climate Change – This is how the US energy market is shifting (Katharine Rooney, WEF)

Use of coal in the US has dropped by half. Natural gas is now 38% of the US energy mix. Clean energy solutions...

Climate Change/Eco Tourism/Nature Conservation/Green Recovery – 4 ways nature tourism can help drive a green COVID-19 recovery (Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation, WEF)

Investing in eco-tourism and nature conservation could play a pivotal role helping green recovery programs, says the World Bank. They found that every...

Climate Change/Biodiversity – Yellowstone is losing its snow – here are the implications for local ecosystems (Bryan Shuman, The Conversation, WEF)

A new assessment of climate change has been carried out on Yellowstone National Park and the nearby Grand Teton. The study found that...

Climate Change/Future of Energy – This giant magnet could unlock zero-carbon electricity from nuclear fusion (Douglas Broom, WEF)

Nuclear fusion could provide unlimited clean zero-carbon electricity. Up to now, experiments have failed to keep the reaction going for long enough. But...

Climate Change/Supply Chain and Transport – How carmakers’ switch to electric vehicles will strain supply of battery minerals (Patrick Hillberg, Sawyer Hall, WEF)

As it transitions from fossil fuels to renewables, electricity generation will place a burden on the global supply of critical battery minerals. The...

Cities and Urbanization – Community land trusts: a solution to the global housing crisis (Carrick Reddin, WEF)

• The pandemic has reiterated the importance of adequate housing. • The community land trust model widens access to housing, encourages community participation and protects...

India – How tech is helping India’s rural women get through COVID-19 (Roli Srivastava, Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation, WEF)

The current COVID-19 pandemic has further exposed India's digital inequalities. One of these is the digital gender gap, with only a third of...

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