Agenda articles

The Mangrove Breakthrough: 4 steps we must take to safeguard people, nature and the planet

Mangrove forests can play an important role in meeting global environmental targets and COP28 offers the ideal opportunity to turn pledges into action.

What is the Paris Agreement's Article 2.1(c) on climate finance - and why does it matter?

The article is a crucial step in aligning financial flows with efforts to tackle climate change. So why can't countries agree on what it means?

How scaling up collaboration and engagement can help tackle scope 3 upstream emissions

Scope 3 upstream emissions are difficult to tackle as they fall outside a company’s direct control. Here's how scaling up collaboration with suppliers can help.

EU to use satellites to combat forest fires and illegal logging

Europe's forests are under siege from wildfires and illegal, logging. The EU is stepping in with a new law to gather satellite data and protect these vital ecosystems.

What is sustainable aviation fuel and why are only 0.1% of flights powered by it?

Airlines can cut carbon footprints by using fuel made from plants. So why are only 0.1% of flights powered by it?

This is what the climate crisis is costing economies around the world

The environmental impact of the climate crisis is clear, but what about its economic impact on areas like infrastructure, agriculture and tourism?

What are heat pumps and how do they work?

Heat pumps are seen as an answer to soaring energy bills and a tool in the fight against climate change. But how do they work and how green are they?

Why the tropical majority is key to creating effective ocean solutions at COP28, and beyond

People in the tropics, or the 'tropical majority', often have invaluable expertise and knowledge of the ocean that is key to helping protect the high seas.

4 ways the public and private sectors can change the future of sustainable travel together

Four ways the public and private sectors can collaborate on limiting the negative impacts of tourism and building a bright future for sustainable travel.

3 essential features of global generative AI governance

To design a governance mechanism for generative AI, we first need to consider countries’ regulatory differences - as well as AI’s open-source and self-generative nature.

Why have we been ignoring this way to fight climate change, until now?

There are a multitude of applications where materials AI can help us invent innovative materials that can combat the effects of climate change.

Why we must ground the metaverse in the 'humanverse'

While the metaverse enables us to enter a virtual world, it is the humanverse, i.e., the physical world, that needs our attention, our urgent action, and our capital investments.