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‘Exceptional new normal’: IEA raises growth forecast for wind and solar by another 25% (WEF)

Simon Evans The International Energy Agency (IEA) has increased its forecast for the global growth of wind and solar by another 25% from the previous...

Want investors to care about natural resources? Put a price on them (WEF)

Alison Tarditi, Tim Hodgson Long-term investors are part of the solution to one of humanity’s most pressing problems – the rapid degradation of natural-ecosystem services...

5 urgent actions in the fightback against ransomware (WEF)

Philip Reiner Criminal organizations are using ransomware to exploit vulnerabilities during the pandemic. Ransomware attacks have both a financial and a human cost. 65 business, non-profit and...

In charts: how economic sentiment has changed during COVID-19 (WEF)

Alan FitzGerald, Vivien Singer, Sven Smit In McKinsey's latest Global Survey on the economy, executives' views are more positive than they were in March. Globally 73%...

What’s the ‘bullwhip effect’ and how can we avoid crises like the global chip shortage? (WEF)

John Letzing An ongoing shortage of semiconductors has had profound impacts. The current scarcity has been described as a result of the ‘bullwhip effect.’ Experts say there...

How global trade can save lives and livelihoods – and help protect the planet (WEF)

Kate Whiting New Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, joined the World Economic Forum Agenda Dialogues to discuss global trade. Dr Okonjo-Iweala said vaccine...

Digital Assets, Distributed Ledger Technology, and the Future of Capital Markets (WEF)

This report highlights the results of a series of virtual global workshops and expert interviews held with financial services and technology experts in 2020....

USA – Tax carbon and consumption, not middle class income (Brookings)

Ariel Gelrud Shiro On April 22nd President Biden kicked off a virtual Leadership Summit on Climate by declaring that the US will cut its global warming emissions...

Israel/Palestine – Hamas tries to seize the day (Brookings)

Daniel L. Byman The latest round of Israeli-Palestinian fighting began in Jerusalem, but it has spread throughout Israel and to Gaza. The bloodshed could become...

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