
Davos 2023
How academia contributes to the world’s net zero ambitions
Universities can serve as “living labs” where investment in innovative energy solutions can be upscaled and tested in cooperation with industry.
Joël Mesot is President of ETH Zürich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, Switzerland) and Co-Chair of the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA) Academic Forum
Universities can serve as “living labs” where investment in innovative energy solutions can be upscaled and tested in cooperation with industry.
While science contributes intellectual capital to the global economy, it is also uniquely poised to play a greater role in science diplomacy.