Hydropower is one of the world’s oldest sources of renewable energy, converting the power of water into electricity. It is also the largest, generating more than all other renewables – an...
This article was first published in August 2023 and was updated in September 2023 and November 2023. It was further updated in November 2023 to remove New Zealand after a policy change.
The ocean, soil and forests are the world’s largest natural carbon sinks. Maintaining and enhancing them is a priority when it comes to halting climate change. However, the importance of ...
Africa has often been held up as a pioneer for the future of banking.
2004年3月29日，爱尔兰引发了一场全球性的连锁反应。就在这一天，爱尔兰成为了世界上第一个在工作场所全面禁止室内吸烟的国家。这项法律毁誉参半，人们愤怒是因为禁烟场所不止办公室，还包括餐馆和娱乐场所。从那时起，顾客在酒吧、俱乐部和餐馆外的人行道上吸烟的情况就变得司空见惯。
Air pollution has numerous negative effects, from harming health to contributing to rising temperatures. However, research also shows a counter-intuitive result of air pollution – it can ...
"El Niño" es un nombre inocuo para un fenómeno que afecta a nuestro clima de forma tan fundamental. Este patrón climático ya es particularmente fuerte, pero se prevé que se intensifique d...
“Let us all unite” – instruct the opening words of the African Union (AU) anthem.
生成AI（人工知能）の急速な台頭が、偽情報のリスクから仕事の代替まで、多くの懸念を引き起こしている中、AIは豊かさを促進する力となり得るのでしょうか。これは、世界経済フォーラムの「グローバル・フューチャー・カウンシル2023 年次総会」で焦点が当てられたテーマの一つです。本稿では、同会合で専門家たちが注目した実践的な例を紹介します。
"Un momento puede cambiar un día, un día puede cambiar una vida y una vida puede cambiar el mundo". - Buda
Imagine electric cars making up a third of all vehicles on US roads and fleets of battery-powered taxis whizzing around the streets of London and New York City.
“Little boy” – it’s an innocuous name for a phenomenon that affects our weather as fundamentally as El Niño does. The climate pattern is already particularly strong, but is predicted to i...
“One moment can change a day, one day can change a life and one life can change the world.” – Buddha
Businesses are facing a raft of interconnected transformations, ranging from digitalization to the race to net zero and greater sustainability.
The rapid ascent of generative artificial intelligence (AI) over the past year has raised many red flags, from the risk of disinformation to replacing jobs. But could AI be a force for go...
