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Quantum Communication/Space – Quantum communication in space moves ahead (ESA)

Keeping information secure in today’s interconnected world is becoming ever more important, so ESA is supporting efforts to ensure that future communications are kept...

Climate Change – How much of Earth is currently protected? (WEF)

Olivia Rosane There is a call to protect 30% of land and ocean ecosystems by 2030. The latest Protected Planet Report has stated that...

Antarctica – Antarctica could reach its climate ‘tipping point’ this century – but we can stop it (WEF)

Andrea Dutton, Julie Brigham-Grette The Arctic is losing ice as global temperatures rise, which is causing the risk of flooding to increase around the...

Climate Change – How the World Bank is boosting climate resilience (WEF)

Kanta Kumari Rigaud, Angelica V. Ospina A new Resilience Booster Tool has been developed by the World Bank Group under the Africa Climate Resilient...

Climate Change – The road to net zero in 4 charts (WEF)

David Elliott The world can reach net zero by 2050, but it will require some big changes, according to a new study. Our energy...

Climate Change – These are the breakthroughs we need to achieve a net-zero world (WEF)

Anthony Hobley, Nigel Topping Most net-zero commitments are due by the 2040s but the only way to meet them is if sector leaders work...

Climate Change – The race to net-zero is on. This is how we can cross the finish line (WEF)

Justin Adams, Gonzalo Muñoz Nature can play a fundamental role in achieving net-zero, with the capacity to deliver one third of cost-effective solutions to...

Israel/USA – As Israel increasingly relies on US evangelicals for support, younger ones are walking away: What polls show (Brookings)

Shibley Telhami As the recent eruption in Israel/Palestine brought attention to shifting Democratic attitudes toward Israel, including among younger Jewish Americans, Israel’s focus on the evangelical right...

Africa – Figure of the Week: Closing the gender gap to reduce food insecurity in Africa (Brookings)

Tamara White In April of this year, the Oxford Business group released its “Agriculture in Africa 2021: Focus Report”. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2021/05/26/figure-of-the-week-closing-the-gender-gap-to-reduce-food-insecurity-in-africa/

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