Hydrogen produced using clean energy could provide 18% of our energy needs by 2050. Building the necessary infrastructure will require global cooperation across sectors - and it has alrea...

Benoît Potier and Chung Euisun 23 Jan 2019

Blockchain

This is how blockchain can keep your food safe

The new approach will see deliveries tracked via blockchain, allowing issues such as E. coli outbreaks to be easily traced and dealt with.

Ron Miller · TechCrunch 23 Jan 2019

Sustainable Development

Batteries can power sustainable development. Here’s how

Battery technology has a huge role to play in the transition to a low-carbon energy system. Momentum is building - but there are challenges to overcome, too.

Benedikt Sobotka and Martin Brudermüller 22 Jan 2019

Forests

2019 can be the year we begin to save the world’s forests. Here’s how

The world is making progress on deforestation - but we are still losing the battle. Could a new landscape-based approach to protecting our forests be the answer?

Kavita Prakash-Mani and Justin Adams 20 Jan 2019

Circular Economy

Why solving the problem of plastic waste will begin at home

Creating a circular economy for plastics will depend on new business models and innovation to transform consumer packaged goods. Here's how that could work

Virginie Helias 20 Jan 2019

Retail, Consumer Goods and Lifestyle

A guide to sustainable e-commerce - by China’s biggest retailer

Online retail has changed the way the world does business, and as the sector continues to grow so do its environmental responsibilities. How can e-commerce companies become more sustainable?

Rain Yu Long 20 Jan 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Why strive for Industry 4.0

Adopting Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies will help businesses achieve sustainable growth, creating greater value through faster design, novel products, reduced risks and elimina...

Loic Tassel 16 Jan 2019

International Trade and Investment

Why the world is not as globalized as you think

Correcting misperceptions about the scale of global interconnections can help assuage concerns about globalization and foster a more constructive, fact-based discourse.

Frank Appel 15 Jan 2019

Environment and Natural Resource Security

How major cities can fight climate change... and make billions

Implementing bike lanes and better building codes could bring world cities more than $580 billion in benefits, researchers say.

Michael Taylor · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 07 Dec 2018

Advanced Manufacturing and Production

How intertwined supply chains can lead to economic shocks, and why we must protect against it

The intertwined nature of global supply chains can lead to economic shockwaves.

Petr Matous, Yuzuka Kashiwagi, and Yasuyuki Todo · VoxEU 07 Dec 2018

Future of Mobility

China greenlights first underwater high-speed railway

China's high-speed rail network is the largest in the world, and it's about to expand under the sea.

John McKenna 06 Dec 2018

Supply Chain and Transport

Singapore is launching an on-demand bus service to cut congestion

The six-month trial will use mobile technology and aims to reduce congestion, cut costs and provide passengers with a more efficient service.

Rina Chandran · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 04 Dec 2018

Switzerland

Family-friendly Swiss trains are playgrounds on wheels

Mountains. Milk chocolate. Pocket knives with lots of useful appendages. These are a few of Switzerland’s most famous things. Maybe reliable, family-friendly public transport should be an...

Sean Fleming 28 Nov 2018

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