Tag: WEF

Climate Change – Rising global temperatures ‘inexorably closer’ to climate tipping point, WMO says (WEF)

Andrea Januta Image: U.N. World Meteorological Organization (WMO) A U.N. report says there is a 40% chance global temperatures will temporarily reach 1.5 degrees Celsius...

Climate Change – Decarbonizing shipping – why now is the time to act (WEF)

Henriette Hallberg Thygesen, Christian Ingerslev, Lasse Kristoffersen, Jose Maria Larocca, Fred Krupp, Johannah Christensen, Christoph Wolff The shipping industry must reach zero emissions by...

Climate Change – This is how the steel industry is forging a path to net-zero (WEF)

Faustine Delasalle A revolution in steel production is within reach, with a range of solutions such as replacing coal with green hydrogen, near technological...

Education/Skills/Work – 4 lessons in workforce skilling and lifelong learning (WEF)

Stefan Haenisch With 87% of companies either facing skills gaps or expecting gaps to emerge in the next five years, a company’s culture of...

South Africa – In South Africa, a zero-waste food bus hopes to drive away hunger (WEF)

Kim Harrisberg In Johannesburg, an old school bus has been converted into a low-cost grocery store. The Skhaftin bus is named after a local...

Pandemic/Asia/Africa – How Asia and Africa are finding innovative ways to plug the COVID-19 health gaps (WEF)

Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Handout by Sehat Kahani Emma Batha Innovative solutions have been developed across Africa and Asia to deal with the increasing demand for...

GDP/Growth – GDP is no longer an accurate measure of growth. So what can take its place? (WEF)

Andrea Willige GDP is no longer an accurate measure of growth. The World Economic Forum has created a holistic scorecard to guide policy-makers and...

Infrastructure 4.0 – Infrastructure 4.0: Achieving Better Outcomes with Technology and Systems Thinking (WEF)

The Infrastructure 4.0 project community was formed to encourage a more holistic, outcome-focused framing for infrastructure. Its members formulated the 13 recommendations presented in...

Climate Change – Nature and Net Zero (WEF)

Natural climate solutions (NCS) play a critical role in supporting the future of both climate and nature. Research conducted for this report confirms estimates...

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...

Vaccines – How to Build Trust in Vaccines: Understanding the drivers of vaccine confidence (WEF)

Low vaccine confidence is one of the world's most pressing public health problems. While it has been a challenge since the first vaccines were...