Davos 2022
Digital twins: What are they and why do they matter?
Digital twins are virtual replicas of real objects. They can help companies and governments experiment, learn and make improvements in the real world.
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Davos 2022
Towards resilience and sustainability: Travel and tourism development recovery
The World Economic Forum has published its inaugural Travel and Tourism Development Index. It focuses on the growing role of sustainability in the sector.
Health and Healthcare
This is how heatwaves affect your body - and your mind
Climate change is making heatwaves hotter and more unpredictable - and extreme heat can impact our mental as well as our physical health, research shows.
Davos 2022
How the wind industry can weather the storm of rising costs
The wind industry faces a perfect storm of vanishing subsidies, excessive development lead times, and soaring costs. But it can come out stronger from this
Energy
Nuclear energy can be the turning point in the race to decarbonize
If governments want to meet their climate targets, stabilize energy prices, and reduce pollution, nuclear energy could be the way forward.
Davos 2022
Global health: 4 reasons to be optimistic despite current challenges
Pandemics, environmental factors, and geopolitical tensions are all affecting progress on global health. How can public-private partnerships improve things?
Climate Change
‘Not just a science’: Vanderbilt University’s new major offers a new way to study climate change
A US university is introducing a new interdisciplinary climate and environmental studies major - the first time it's been treated as more than a pure STEM subject.
Davos 2022
GDP: What is it and why does it matter?
GDP has been used as a measure of economic growth since 1937. But the need for wellbeing metrics is bringing its relevance into question. Know what is GDP and why it matters.
Davos 2022
The motherhood penalty: How childcare and paternity leave can reduce the gender pay gap
An expert explains how companies can help reduce the motherhood penalty and gender pay gap that showed a huge uptick during the pandemic.
Climate Change
8 climate change records the world smashed in 2021
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization details how climate change broke new records in 2021. Climate change led to record-breaking heat waves, droughts and hurricanes.
Biodiversity
Scientists grow plants in lunar soil for the first time
For the first time ever scientists have been able to grow plants using lunar soil. Here's what this could mean for life in deep space and on Earth.
The Ocean
Human-caused climate crisis is driving ‘ocean memory’ loss, scientists say
The ocean has a memory - and it's rapidly losing it, according to research. Global warming is making the critical top layer, called ocean memory, thinner.
COVID-19
Shocks, international trade, and diversification: Lessons from the pandemic
Ongoing supply disruptions and future adverse shocks highlight the need for more resilient value chains. Economists argue reshoring is not the solution.
Energy
Renewable energy is expected to make a record rise in 2022
The IEA is expecting increased capacity for renewable energy this year, driven by climate change and energy security concerns. But will the trend continue?
Workforce and Employment
People are quitting jobs they just started. Here’s what managers can do
Over half of all employees who have been in their role for under six months report that they are actively looking for something new, Lattice surveys find.