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Artificial Intelligence

Africa's AI infrastructure: Who pays and who carries the risk?

Oct 02, 2026

Energy Transition

Rethinking resilience: Avoiding the next energy crisis requires a systems approach

Sep 23, 2026

Food, Water and Clean Air

How the American West can restructure its water debt

Sep 22, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

Why a one-size-fits-all approach to infrastructure finance is holding back real economy transformation

Sep 16, 2026

Energy Transition

The copper we need may already have been mined. Here's how to get it into global supply chains

Sep 14, 2026

Climate Action and Waste Reduction

Cities need thermal justice. Here's what that really means

Sep 04, 2026

Energy Transition

Why electrification is Europe’s most strategic investment

Sep 01, 2026

Energy Transition

How to turn Europe's waste into an energy security opportunity

Aug 27, 2026

Jobs and the Future of Work

The ‘experience dividend’: How a location can bolster job satisfaction

Aug 06, 2026

Climate Action and Waste Reduction

What San Francisco can teach us about building trusted public services

Aug 05, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

What we can learn from Switzerland's approach to mobility

Jul 31, 2026

Resilience, Peace and Security

Why Japan is rethinking community life in its cities

Jul 23, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

Why we need to reimagine housing as the foundation of healthier, more resilient and prosperous communities

Jul 21, 2026

Energy Transition

How faster permitting and policy certainty can increase energy security while cutting costs

Jun 26, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

A new kind of propulsion engine could help space travel and high-speed flight take off

Jun 25, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

How the built environment strengthens belonging, quality of life: Lessons from Saudi Arabia

Jun 23, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

The technologies poised to win the materials race against extreme heat - and why they need to scale up

Jun 19, 2026

Wellbeing and Mental Health

Motorcycle helmets save lives - make them accessible to all

Jun 18, 2026

Artificial Intelligence

What will it take to make data centres more sustainable and fit for an AI future?

Jun 17, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

4 ways cities can make themselves more marketable for business

Jun 16, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

PPP: Public-Private Partnerships are everywhere. Do we really understand them?

Jun 12, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

Housing, resilience and competitiveness – urban transformation stories to read this month

Jun 10, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

How host cities can embrace the opportunity of major events by partnering with their communities

Jun 08, 2026

Built Environment and Infrastructure

Quality as strategy: How ‘Baukultur’ and smarter investment create stronger places

May 18, 2026

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