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National Intelligence Council releases Global Trends Report (National Intelligence Council)

The seventh edition of quadrennial Global Trends report. Global Trends 2040: A More Contested World is an unclassified assessment of the forces and dynamics...

Crooks abuse website contact forms to deliver IcedID malware (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Microsoft researchers spotted a malware campaign abusing contact forms on legitimate websites to deliver the IcedID malware. https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/116620/cyber-crime/contact-forms-icedid-malware.html

4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution (World Resources Institute)

Carole Excell A whopping 8 million tons of plastic winds up in the ocean each year, endangering wildlife and polluting ecosystems. https://www.wri.org/blog/2021/04/4-ways-reduce-plastic-pollution

A Just Transition to a Zero-carbon World Is Possible. Here’s How (World Resources Institute)

Leah Lazer The global shift to a green economy could create 18 million jobs, with the potential to provide high-quality employment and livelihoods around the world. https://www.wri.org/blog/2021/04/just-transition-zero-carbon-future-possible

4 Big Outcomes the Leaders Summit on Climate Can Deliver (World Resources Institute)

 David Waskow, Joel Jaeger and Joe Thwaites President Biden committed during his campaign to hold a world leaders’ summit on climate change during his first 100 days in...

Tree equity: This US project aims to boost wellbeing and create jobs in 5 cities (WEF)

Victoria Masterson A new tree-planting project aims to help combat climate change, boost wellbeing and support economically disadvantaged areas https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/tazo-tree-corps-jobs-bipoc/

USA – How ‘active efficiency’ can help electricity grids weather the storms to come (WEF)

Clay Nesler Our electrical systems are increasingly at the mercy of severe weather-related events https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/how-active-efficiency-can-help-electricity-grids-weather-the-storms-to-come/

Helen Clark: The lessons we need to learn from COVID-19 (WEF)

Joe Myers Helen Clark, Co-Chair of Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, explains what we can learn from COVID-19 to prepare for future pandemics https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/helen-clark-covid-pandemic-preparedness-agenda-dialogues/

How COVID-19 and ‘work from anywhere’ can build the city of the future (WEF)

Amit Midha The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically changed how millions of people work and their relationship with cities where work is based https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/future-of-smart-cities-covid-19-digital/

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