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Climate Change – New material inspired by spider silk could help solve our plastic problem (Hom Dhakal, WEF)

Packaging was responsible for 46% of plastic waste generated globally in 2018. The demand for food will double by 2050, increasing the amount...

Climate Change – Addressing climate change through carbon taxes (Aimée Dushime, WEF)

Research shows that putting a price on carbon-based fuels, in the form of a fee or tax, is an effective way of reducing...

TechInnovation – Chatbots are on the rise. This approach accounts for their risks (Venkataraman Sundareswaran, WEF)

Regulations for AI are falling behind the exponential growth of the use of it. Developing an internal governance framework for "high-risk chatbots" would...

India – COVID-19 has devastated India’s self-employed women. Here’s how to support them (Mirai Chatterjee, WEF)

Self-employed women in India have been facing the brunt of the pandemic. The informal sector plays a pivotal role in the Indian economy...

Fairer Economies – Consumers are getting more complex. Brands need to keep up to survive (Alicia Friend, WEF)

The pandemic has shifted consumer habits and values in ways that present longer-term implications. A new report by dentsu highlights four consumer trends that brands...

Africa – Monetary meld. A currency union encompassing all of West Africa promises benefits but faces a multitude of obstacles (Eswar Prasad and Vera...

During the COVID-19 pandemic advanced economies have tapped their central banks for extensive liquidity support to their economies and to stave off an even...

USA – Reimagining federal rural policy: A podcast series with Rural Matters (Anthony F. Pipa and Natalie Geismar, Brookings)

The Reimagining Rural Policy podcast series, produced by Rural Matters with underwriting and editorial leadership from the Brookings Institution, is a three-part series highlighting the...

G7/China – What can the G-7 learn from China’s transition to climate-smart growth? (Ed Araral, Brookings)

As the leaders of the G-7 gathered for their summit in the U.K., the elephant was not in the room: China and its transition...

USA – As Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday, the US needs a culture of reparations (Andre M. Perry and Rashawn Ray, Brookings)

There is a widespread belief that reparations for Black people is too tough a pill to swallow for most Americans. Even those who support...

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