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NATURAL RESOURCE SECURITY/CLIMATE CHANGE – Emissions cuts in line with Paris Agreement would see benefits ‘within two decades’ (Robert McSweeney, WEF)

'Immediate and strong action on climate change can bring benefits within current lifetimes and not just far into the future.' cap the global temperature...

NATURAL RESOURCE SECURITY/OCEAN – From arm-sized worms to the Screaming Sixties, this is everything to know about the Southern Ocean (Ceridwen Fraser, Christina Hulbe,...

Penguins are one of Antarctica's most well-known species. Image: REUTERS/Pauline Askin The Southern Ocean, also called the Antarctic Ocean is home to thousands of species...

CLIMATE CHANGE/BIODIVERSITY/OCEAN – Giant iceberg on course to ‘devastate wildlife’ on penguin colony island (Cassandra Garrison, WEF)

If it hits South Georgia, the iceberg could disrupt wildlife on the island. Image: Reuters A large iceberg is headed toward South Georgia Island in...

GLOBAL HEALTH/COVID19 – 3 lessons from our immune systems on how to tackle COVID-19 (Eran Eden, WEF)

Do the solutions to the mysteries posed by COVID-19 lie within us? Image: Swiftsciencewriting / Pixabay Our immune systems can yield clues and insights on...

FUTURE – 10 ways we can build a better relationship with the future (Andrew D. Maynard, WEF)

Which future will we choose for ourselves? Image: Arek Socha / Pixabay There is a growing disconnect between what we can achieve through technology, and...

EUROPE/GLOBAL HEALTH – This is where people live the longest in the EU (Alex Thornton, WEF)

The secret to a long life? Live in Spain. Image: REUTERS/Eddie Keogh Spain and Italy have the longest-lived populations in the EU. There are large...

GLOBAL HEALTH/DIGITAL – Shift to digital during the pandemic could enable universal health coverage (David Alexander Walcott, Sofiat Akinola, WEF)

Technology enables greater levels of engagement with patients regardless of location. Image: Getty Images COVID-19 has accelerated global efforts to deliver digital healthcare. The move...

AUSTRALIA – What is the effect of Australia’s new foreign relations law? (Melissa Conley Tyler, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/12/what-is-the-effect-of-australias-new-foreign-relations-law/

JAPAN – Japan’s economy not spared in 2020 (Masahiko Takeda, East Asia Forum)

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/12/11/japans-economy-not-spared-in-2020/
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