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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/

Uncategorized April 10, 2021

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/

Uncategorized April 10, 2021

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/

Uncategorized April 10, 2021

Engaging Citizens for Inclusive Futures: Rebuilding Social Cohesion and Trust through Citizen Dialogues (WEF)

The COVID-19 pandemic has created severe economic and social disruption, with loss of lives and livelihoods, poverty and inequality on the rise in every...

Uncategorized April 10, 2021

Co-designing Digital Interventions and Technology Projects with Civil Society (WEF)

Co-authored by Dr. Mark Latonero and Dr. Urvashi Aneja, this paper explores the concept of co-design in partnership with civil society, beginning with COVID-19...

Uncategorized April 9, 2021

Cycling has a massively important role to play in creating net-zero cities, Oxford study says (WEF)

Christian Brand Focusing solely on electric vehicles is slowing down the race to zero emissions, writes Oxford Professor Christian Brand. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/cycling-electric-cars-net-zero-cities-climate-change/

Uncategorized April 9, 2021

The Amazon has become a net greenhouse gas emitter. Here’s what that means (WEF)

Liz Kimbrough Scientists have discovered that the Amazon Basin is now a net emitter of greenhouse gases; but human activity is the main cause of...

Uncategorized April 9, 2021

These 3 start-ups are bringing cutting-edge tech to forest restoration (WEF)

Victoria Masterson The world loses about 15 billion trees a year. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/reforestation-start-ups-technology-trillion-trees/

Uncategorized April 9, 2021

Overcoming COVID-19 will require tackling inequality (WEF)

Winnie Byanyima Given the need to fund treatment and vaccines, there is pressure to scale back funding for social provisions, but leaders must boldly finance...

Uncategorized April 9, 2021

Why democratizing skills is the key to the post-pandemic economy (WEF)

Nahia Orduña The pandemic has widened the skills gap because of accelerating digitalizations. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/democratizing-skills-post-pandemic-economy/

Uncategorized April 9, 2021

Responsible data collection could inspire consumer trust – here’s how (WEF)

Nadia Hewett, Dimitri Zabelin The pace and volume of data collection and sharing requires better mechanisms to protect citizens' rights and inspire trust. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/04/responsible-data-collection-could-inspire-consumer-trust/

Uncategorized April 9, 2021

The Next Frontier: Corporate Governance (WEF)

Speakers: Gillian R. Tett, Claire Lee, Luis Alberto Moreno, Amy Weaver, Christina Montgomery, Todd Cort, Kay Firth-Butterfield Environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators are now seen as critically important to any organization's...

Uncategorized April 9, 2021

Future-proofing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (WEF)

Speakers: Jeff Merritt, Geoff Wylde, Carlos Alexandre Da Costa, Anas Alfaris, Marcelo Zaidan, Solveigh Hieronimus, Juliana Franco, Bonginkosi Emmanuel "Blade" Nzimande Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) represent 90% of businesses and half of...

Uncategorized April 9, 2021

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