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Climate Change – Aviation accounts for 2.4% of emissions. Could a different type of fuel help? (David Simon Lee, WEF)

A new study has shown that alternative fuels to the kerosene that aeroplanes often burn could help reduce the impact of aviation on...

Climate Change – Why CO2 removal is not equal and opposite to reducing emissions (Kirsten Zickfeld, WEF)

In recent years, countries, companies and institutions around the world have set “net-zero” emissions targets and called for carbon removal. Emissions of CO2...

Global Health/Future of Food/SGD03 – Food meets health: How a new approach to metabolic health could tackle chronic disease (Sir Mohammad Jaafar, WEF)

Chronic disease driven by processed food provided the backdrop for COVID-19 to spiral out of control. Fundamental and structural changes are needed in...

Scientific Collaboration – 10 challenges to scientific collaboration and how to overcome them (Ruth Morgan, Hans Hilgenkamp, Rees Kassen, WEF)

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of scientific collaboration. However, there are currently are a number of hurdles to scientists working together,...

Artificial Intelligence – 9 ethical AI principles for organizations to follow (Ilana Golbin, Maria Luciana Axente, WEF)

As organizations increasingly apply artificial intelligence (AI), they must consider ethical and moral concerns as a strategic priority. A PwC analysis proposes 9...

Climate Change/SDG13 – What is ‘nature positive’ and why is it the key to our future? (WEF)

Dominic Kailash Nath Waughray - Managing Director, World Economic Forum Diane Banino Holdorf - Managing Director, Food and Nature, World Business Council for...

Education – Achieving digital equity means tackling ‘tech poverty’ (Enrique Lores, Project-Syndicate)

One-third of the world's children have missed out on remote learning during the pandemic. This statistic further exposes the digital divide – not...

Perspectives – How to Feed Ourselves (Gilbert F. Houngbo, Project-Syndicate)

Climate change is accelerating, biodiversity is plummeting, hunger and extreme poverty are skyrocketing, and the gap between rich and poor is widening. Reversing these...

China/USA – Accommodating China Is Unavoidable (Andrew Sheng, Xiao Geng, Project-Syndicate)

"Absolute national security" might have been a reasonable goal for the US when the country stood at the helm of a unipolar world order....

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