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Demonstrators hold signs during the People's Climate March, organized by The Green Youth Movement and the Climate Movement in Denmark's ahead of the upcoming EU Parliamentary elections, in Copenhagen, Denmark June 2, 2024.

Climate Action

How to accelerate social change towards sustainable lifestyles

A stunning 2 billion people around the world know little to nothing about climate change and its impacts. Changing that is key to combating climate change.

Edward Walker and Thom Almeida

September 20, 2024

Three generations look out onto nature next to a white building: Adopting the six principles of the longevity economy can help achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Financial and Monetary Systems

Multi-generational sustainable development: How longevity can help achieve the SDGs

Promoting longevity through financial resilience, healthy ageing and lifelong education can address inequality and advance progress on the UN's SDGs.

Isabela Bartczak

September 20, 2024

Aerial view of a container ship in a blog about the urgent need for action to decarbonize shipping.

Energy Transition

Why is the shipping industry not decarbonizing faster?

Opinion

A.P. Møller-Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc outlines why an ambitious and global fuel pricing mechanism is urgently needed to decarbonize the shipping sector.

Vincent Clerc

September 20, 2024

Sustainable Development

Meeting the UN's SDGs takes new leadership — here's how it should look

The UN's Sustainable Development Goals promise to build a peaceful and prosperous world for all — but hitting those SDGs takes bold and agile leadership.

Kulé Galma

September 20, 2024

An eagle tops the U.S. Federal Reserve building's facade in Washington, July 31, 2013. Caption: The reduction in interest rates signals a significant change in US monetary policy.

Financial and Monetary Systems

US Fed cuts interest rates and other economics news to read

Top economy news: US Fed cut interest rates; Bank of England holds rates steady; Wholesale inflation in India falls.

Joe Myers

September 20, 2024

Blue glowing futuristic quantum computer, computer generated abstract background, 3D rendering

Forum Institutional

How can quantum technologies advance the sustainability agenda?

As the 2030 deadline for the UN's sustainable development goals approaches, quantum technologies could offer a unique opportunity to advance the 17 goals.

Laura Converso and Arunima Sarkar

September 20, 2024

Global growth projections are unchanged at 3.2 percent this year and slightly higher at 3.3 percent for next year

Economic Growth

Global growth is going steady despite economic uncertainties

Global growth is holding steady despite economic uncertainties, showing just how resilient and adaptable our economies can be in today’s changing world.

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas

September 20, 2024

Financial and Monetary Systems

'This Is Not Financial Advice': The movie charting the highs and lows of online investing

This documentary, available for teachers of financial literacy, explores the lure of 'get rich quick' investments, and how people navigate online investing.

Robin Pomeroy

September 20, 2024

Construction, building, scaffolding and builders, sunset; energy-efficiency retrofits

Forum Institutional

Circularity in energy-efficiency retrofits: Why it’s time to act

There are four circular ecosystem actions that materials and parts manufacturers can take to capture value in the energy-efficiency retrofit industry.

Sebastian Reiter and Anis Nassar

September 20, 2024

Mumbai's financial district skyline is pictured. India is at a key moment in its economic trajectory, on the cusp of a technological pivot that will accelerate grwoth.

Geographies in Depth

How India is carving out its role in the Intelligent Age

India is on the cusp of a technological transition — fuelled by AI, Internet-of-Things, 5G and big data — that could reshape the country's trajectory.

Klaus Schwab

September 20, 2024

Network Big Data Transfer. The mining industry has much to gain by introducing more advanced technology into its processes.

Forum Institutional

Unearthing opportunity: Why the time is now to invest in mining technologies for sustainable growth

The mining industry is key to the energy transition — it unearths the minerals that underpin green tech. The time is now to invest in mining technologies.

Vivek Salgaocar

September 19, 2024

Worm's eye view of lights streaming up to a ceiling: Data centres supporting AI currently consume around 4% of US electricity.

Urban Transformation

How power-positive data centres can unlock AI’s potential while transforming communities

Energy-efficient solutions, innovation and a “power-positive” approach to data centres will unlock AI's potential and strengthen infrastructure and communities.

Katie McGinty

September 19, 2024

The flag alley at the United Nations European headquarters is seen during the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, September 11, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

Forum Institutional

What is the International Day of Peace and why is it important?

On 21 September, the UN marks the International Day of Peace. With heightened geopolitical tensions, it focuses on “Cultivating a Culture of Peace”.

Andrea Willige

September 19, 2024

The need to rapidly move away from fossil fuels and fossil raw materials is now embedded in global diplomacy, national and corporate targets and the public consciousness.

Energy Transition

What’s causing the delay in moving away from fossil raw materials?

Explore why the shift from fossil raw materials is slower than expected, uncovering the key challenges and obstacles to faster transition to sustainable resources.

Mike Scott

September 19, 2024

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