Tag: WEF

(Climate Change/Industrial Clusters) 4 solutions for reducing emissions from industrial clusters (WEF)

Roberto Bocca, Stephanie Jamison Industrial clusters can play a major role in helping countries achieve their net-zero ambitions. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/reduce-emissions-industrial-clusters/
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(Space) The first drone on Mars shows what the right collaborations make possible (WEF)

Kim Koro 2-way dialogue and strong collaboration between the public and private sectors must happen early and continuously in the development process https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/first-drone-on-mars-and-the-power-of-collaborations/
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(Pandemic/Innovation/Technology) COVID-19 has accelerated digital transformation – here’s how companies can adapt (Forbes,WEF)

Ben Crawford Studies show that the pandemic has led to a 20% surge in total internet usage. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/covid-19-accelerated-digital-transformation-how-companies-can-adapt/
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(Pandemic/Academics/Policymakers) Why academics and policymakers should continue to work together after COVID-19 (The Conversation, WEF)

Stephen Reicher The COVID-19 pandemic has united society in a common cause, particularly academics and policymakers https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/why-academics-and-policy-makers-should-work-together-after-covid-19/
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(Education) Most teachers think remote learning is a poor substitute for the classroom, survey shows (WEF)

Li-Kai Chen, Emma Dorn, Jimmy Sarakatsannis, Anna Wiesinger While COVID-19 continues to keep lessons online, the majority of teachers agree that remote learning is a...
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(Pandemic/Vaccines) How COVID-19 vaccine efforts could help defeat other diseases (WEF)

John Letzing A proposed way of immunizing against malaria uses an RNA-based approach similar to COVID-19 vaccines. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/how-covid-19-vaccine-development-could-boost-efforts-to-defeat-other-diseases/
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(USA) Texas power crisis shows need to build a clean, resilient grid (Stem, WEF)

John Carrington The recent power outage in Texas was caused by extreme weather freezing the state's electric and gas systems. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/what-can-texas-power-crisis-show-us-about-building-more-resilient-grid-america/
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(Climate Change) The developing world must get ready to adapt its trade to climate change (WEF)

Isabelle Durant In the absence of adaptation, developing countries stand to be hit the hardest by trade losses due to climate change. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/protecting-trade-will-protect-developing-countries-from-climate-change/
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(Climate Change) Why private capital is the key to unlocking carbon capture at scale (WEF)

Namita Vikas, Sourajit Aiyer Fossil fuels will still account for two-thirds of the global energy mix by 2030. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/financial-disclosures-on-climate-can-help-scale-up-carbon-capture/
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(Climate Change/Biodiversity) 5 facts you might not know about why forest biodiversity matters (WEF)

Sean Fleming March 3 is World Wildlife Day and this year’s theme is Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/forest-biodiversity-facts-world-wildlife-day/
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(Climate Change) For climate policies to stay on track we must prepare for transition risks (WEF)

Aengus Collins, Rainer Sachs 2021 could be a pivotal year for climate policy as a growing number of countries and companies increase their environmental ambitions https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/climate-policies-transition-risks/
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(China) China’s new 5-year plan: Shifting investment from coal to green tech (WEF)

Laurie Goering China is aiming to become the global leader in "low-carbon tech for a carbon-constrained world" https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/china-green-tech-coal-five-year-plan-environment-climate-change/
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(Global Governance) Your diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives are missing the point. Here’s how to fix them (WEF)

Garkay Wong Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are crucial to our pandemic response but have been among the first to be cut https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/how-to-improve-diversity-equity-inclusion-initiatives-business/
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(Global Governance) How improved data could boost humanitarian investment (WEF)

Katherine Garrett-Cox, Helen Alderson Reat Noch The number of people in need of humanitarian aid has jumped by 40% to 235 million in 2021, according...
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(Education) Why we must reimagine capacity building to strengthen education after COVID-19 (WEF)

Yifei Yan, Kidjie Saguin The efforts to sustain global education during the COVID-19 pandemic suggest ways to reimagine education systems for a post-pandemic world https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/why-we-must-reimagine-capacity-building-to-reimagine-education-after-covid-19/
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(Gender Parity) Women’s rights must be central to the global recovery. Here’s why (WEF)

Tea Trumbic, Norman Loayza The economic crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic is having a profound detrimental effect on women. https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/women-business-law-gender-economics-covid-coronavirus-worldbank/
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