Tag: WEF

Underwater forests: Why it’s vital we protect our sea meadows (WEF)

Alessandra Prentice, Christophe Van Der Perre Human activity contributes to the equivalent of a soccer field of seagrasses being destroyed every 30 minutes around the...
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Why COVID-19 government support needs to be tailored and targeted (WEF)

Vitor Gaspar, W. Raphael Lam, Paolo Mauro, Mehdi Raissi Governments need to tailor their financial support to citizens and organizations in response to COVID-19 https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/tailoring-government-support-finances-covid19-support/
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Countries must rethink tariffs on bio-manufacturing (WEF)

Thaddeus Burns, Jennifer Brant COVID-19 has shown the global manufacturing capacity for vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics is insufficient to support an effective pandemic response COVID-19 has...
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The hidden downside to ocean data and how to make it more sustainable (WEF)

Linwood Pendleton, Asgeir J. Sørensen Data technology can help us monitor and preserve the ocean https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/10-ways-to-make-ocean-data-more-sustainable/
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Arctic sea ice winter peak in 2021 is joint-seventh lowest on record (WEF)

Ayesha Tandon Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent for the year, peaking on 21 March https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/arctic-sea-ice-winter-peak-in-2021-is-joint-seventh-lowest-on-record/
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These Dutch cities will allow only zero-emission deliveries by 2025 (WEF)

Douglas Broom If online deliveries continue with fossil-fuel trucks, emissions will increase by a third https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/zero-emission-deliveries-netherlands-cities/
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India – 3 pressing urban problems Indian cities must solve in the post-COVID recovery (WEF)

Suchi Kedia, Kadambari Shah, Harshita Agrawal The pandemic revealed how Indian cities dependent on those working in the informal economy https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/3-urban-problems-indian-cities-must-solve/
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French lawmakers vote to ban short domestic flights, to reduce CO2 emissions (WEF)

French lawmakers voted to ban domestic flights on routes that can be covered by train in under two-and-a-half hours https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/french-lawmakers-vote-to-ban-short-domestic-flights-to-reduce-co2-emissions/
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Are we at a turning point for tackling online extremism? (WEF)

John Letzing A growing body of evidence illustrates the ways social media has radicalized users and resulted in violence https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/are-we-at-a-turning-point-for-tackling-online-extremism/
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These Swiss robots use UV light to zap viruses aboard passenger planes (WEF)

John Miller, Arnd Wiegmann A robot armed with virus-killing ultraviolet light is being tested on Swiss airplanes https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/swiss-uv-light-robots-disinfect-planes-travel-tourism/
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COVID-19: What low-income countries need for a more equal recovery (WEF)

Guillaume Chabert, Robert Gregory, Gaëlle Pierre A new IMF paper suggests that low-income countries will need approximately $200 billion until 2025 to improve their pandemic...
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Want to create 5 million green jobs? Invest in public transport in cities (WEF)

Lin Taylor Mayors in around 100 cities have said that investing in public transport could create 4.6 million jobs by 2030 and cut transport emissions https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/here-s-why-cities-should-invest-in-public-transport/
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It will take another 136 years to close the global gender gap (WEF)

Martin Armstrong The global gender gap is not expected to close for another 136 years https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/136-years-is-the-estimated-journey-time-to-gender-equality/
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5 ways to ensure trust when moving data across borders (WEF)

Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, Kimberley Botwright The pandemic has advanced the trajectory of global consumption of data by 5 years, with estimates of 26 billion connected objects...
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When will life return to ‘pre-COVID normal’? (WEF)

Joe Myers A majority of people expect life to return to something like 'normal' within the next 12 months, according to a new World Economic...
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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/
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