Tag: WEF

UK – Lessons from London: How the city is tackling air pollution (Anne Maassen, Madeleine Galvin, WEF)

London’s air pollution is associated with 9,000 premature deaths every year. For some Londoners, exposure to toxic air is the equivalent of smoking...
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Climate Change – What needs to happen before COP26? The UN’s climate chief explains (Beh Lih Yi, WEF)

The UN's climate chief has said a “significant amount of work” remains to be done ahead of November’s COP26 summit. The COP26 summit...
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India – Innovative investments could decarbonize transport in India. Here’s how (Ankit Singhvi, Christoph Wolff, Richa Sahay, WEF)

Investment in electric bus fleets could transform India’s public transport system, reducing GHG emissions and improving air quality. Electric buses provide scale for...
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TechInnovation – Why autonomous vehicles need a large-systems approach to safety (Richard Sun, Michael Nehmad, Jenn Hu, Troy Lawrence, Julius Niehaus, Tim Dawkins, WEF)

How to define and measure safety is one of the primary challenges to widescale adoption of autonomous vehicles (AVs); Developers, regulators, safety organizations...
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Africa – How a Great Green Wall could help Africa combat climate change (Elvis Paul Tangem, Elvis Lyonga Edimo, WEF)

The Great Green Wall initiative aims to restore land, sequester carbon and create jobs in some of the poorest communities in the world,...
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USA – Keeping pace: American spending on cycling continues amidst pandemic (Felix Richter, Statista, WEF)

In America and around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic suspended a number of public transport services, getting citizens on their bikes. The end...
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Quality Education/Refugees – Reimagining education for refugees post-pandemic (Marie Penelope Nezurugo, Nellie Kamau, WEF)

Pre-existing operational and logistical constraints coupled with the effects of the pandemic have made it harder for refugees and asylum seekers to access...
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Climate Change/TechInnovation – How blockchain and cryptocurrencies can help build a greener future (Stephen Stonberg, WEF)

The cryptocurrency ecosystem is shifting towards a cleaner, greener future. Most energy used to mine crypto already comes from renewable sources. Rather than...
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Africa – These 12 innovations are helping to grow Africa’s next natural wonder (Gianluca Gygax, WEF)

In March 2021, 1t.org and UpLink launched the Trillion Trees Challenge for the Sahel and the Great Green Wall The goal being to...
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Climate Change/Biodiversity – 5 places where ecosystems are being restored around the world (Will Anderson, World Resources Institute, WEF)

Ecosystems are being damaged by the human impact on our planet. Global warming and plastic pollution have damaged habitats, putting those living within...
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Climate Change/Future of Energy – Why clean energy transitions must be for the many, not the few (Fatih Birol, Roberto Bocca, WEF)

As we ramp up the transition to clean energy, we must ensure we do so equitably. There is a widening gap in energy...
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Climate Change/Climate Refugees – Climate refugees – the world’s forgotten victims (Tetsuji Ida, WEF)

Data on climate refugees – those forced to flee due to disasters and other weather events – is limited, which is why they’re...
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China/Techinnovation – The 3 pillars of China’s booming start-up ecosystem (Saemoon Yoon, WEF)

• China's transition from manufacturing hub to tech hotbed has largely been driven by government policies. • Collaboration between industry and academia in Zhongguancun, China’s...
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India/Agritech – Agri-tech innovation can improve value capture, transform ecosystem for India’s small farmers (Punit Gupta, WEF)

Smallholders account for 86% of farmers in India but are economically impoverished, as they are unable to capture commensurate value for their produce. ...
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Business/Racial Justice – 7 ways companies are advancing racial justice in business (Melisande Schifter, WEF)

Over the past year, the pressure for companies to act on racial equality has increased. In response, they have started to focus on...
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China/Latin America – China’s trade with Latin America is bound to keep growing. Here’s why that matters (Pepe Zhang, Tatiana Lacerda Prazeres, WEF)

China’s trade with Latin America and the Caribbean grew 26-fold between 2000 and 2020. LAC-China trade is expected to more than double by...
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