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UK – Lessons from London: How the city is tackling air pollution (Anne Maassen, Madeleine Galvin, WEF)

London’s air pollution is associated with 9,000 premature deaths every year. For some Londoners, exposure to toxic air is the equivalent of smoking...

Climate Change – What needs to happen before COP26? The UN’s climate chief explains (Beh Lih Yi, WEF)

The UN's climate chief has said a “significant amount of work” remains to be done ahead of November’s COP26 summit. The COP26 summit...

India – Innovative investments could decarbonize transport in India. Here’s how (Ankit Singhvi, Christoph Wolff, Richa Sahay, WEF)

Investment in electric bus fleets could transform India’s public transport system, reducing GHG emissions and improving air quality. Electric buses provide scale for...

TechInnovation – Why autonomous vehicles need a large-systems approach to safety (Richard Sun, Michael Nehmad, Jenn Hu, Troy Lawrence, Julius Niehaus, Tim Dawkins, WEF)

How to define and measure safety is one of the primary challenges to widescale adoption of autonomous vehicles (AVs); Developers, regulators, safety organizations...

Africa – How a Great Green Wall could help Africa combat climate change (Elvis Paul Tangem, Elvis Lyonga Edimo, WEF)

The Great Green Wall initiative aims to restore land, sequester carbon and create jobs in some of the poorest communities in the world,...

USA – Keeping pace: American spending on cycling continues amidst pandemic (Felix Richter, Statista, WEF)

In America and around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic suspended a number of public transport services, getting citizens on their bikes. The end...

Quality Education/Refugees – Reimagining education for refugees post-pandemic (Marie Penelope Nezurugo, Nellie Kamau, WEF)

Pre-existing operational and logistical constraints coupled with the effects of the pandemic have made it harder for refugees and asylum seekers to access...

USA – The expanded Child Tax Credit: The CTC’s history, impact, and uncertain future (Chris Miller, Brookings)

One of major elements of the American Rescue Plan (ARP), signed into law on March 11, was a one-year expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC)....

TechInnovation – The danger of anthropomorphic language in robotic AI systems (Cindy M. Grimm, Brookings)

(Miguel Candela / SOPA Images/Sip via Reuters Connect) When describing the behavior of robotic systems, we tend to rely on anthropomorphisms. Cameras “see,” decision algorithms...
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