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Aviation, Travel and Tourism
United Airlines plans to use jet fuel made from trash
United Airlines has partnered with global firms to finance about 3.4 million gallons of low-carbon, sustainable aviation fuel derived from trash.
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Global Issue
Industry
Economy
4th Industrial Revolution
Regional Agenda
The Ocean
This is how human activity has affected marine species over time
A new study published in the journal Science is helping to show us the effects of human life on marine biodiversity, and which species are most affected.
Cities and Urbanization
3 pressing urban problems Indian cities must solve in the post-COVID recovery
The pandemic revealed the depths of India's dependency on slum-dwellers working in the informal economy – but the country has so far failed to improve life for them
Oman
How COVID-19 is helping Oman develop a future-ready workforce
Remote work and digitized processes are a new reality for many Omani companies thanks to COVID-19, but how can the country prepare its workforce?
Climate Change
The Amazon has become a net greenhouse gas emitter. Here's what that means
Fires in the Amazon and the drying out of seasonally flooded forests release large amounts of methane and nitrous oxide, which are more harmful than CO2.
Gender Parity
Panama’s fight for a delayed right: women's economic independence
Joining the global fight to close the gender gap, Panama is introducing measures aiming to bolster and support women's participation in the labour force.
Africa
African Circular Economy Alliance Annual Meeting
Join on the 15 April 2021 at 10.00 CEST to hear from our panellists.
One Trillion Trees
Africa is creating its own Great Wall - and it’s green
A visionary project to restore degraded land in Africa’s Sahel belt to boost jobs, food security and battle climate change has received new funding.
Africa
Mobile creches are transforming the lives of women and children in Africa
An innovative childcare project in Burkina Faso is enabling poorer mothers to go to work, while their children are cared for nearby. The effect has been life-changing.
Biodiversity
Africa's 2 elephant species are endangered - here's how we can save them
African savanna elephants have declined by 60% since 1990. Forest elephants, which the IUCN is treating as a separate species, have declined by over 86%.
Forests
How fiscal policy can help save forests
A report shows how fiscal reforms can positively influence forest conservation and ecosystem health as part of the climate and sustainable development policy mix.
Climate Change
Economists support 'immediate and drastic action' against climate change
Inaction on climate change could cost the world $1.7 trillion a year by 2050, according to economists surveyed by New York University’s Institute for Policy Integrity.
United States
Here’s how human efforts to reduce Mississippi floods have helped climate change
Human efforts to tame the Mississippi River may have had an unintended positive effect, according to a new study: more rapid transport of carbon to the ocean.
United States
What’s in Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan?
From modernizing highways, to funding the care economy, President Biden plans to create jobs and boost America's economy with his infrastructure plan.
Ireland
Ireland looks to pubs and derelict buildings to boost remote working outside cities
Ireland plans to create 400 remote working hubs as part of a new development policy to increase the rural population and enliven town centres.