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Zero carbon by 2050 is possible. Here's what we need to do

If sufficiently forceful action is taken over the next few years and sustained over the next three decades, we can cut emissions to net zero.

J. Adair Turner 19 Sep 2019

Sustainable Development Impact Summit

Why responsible consumption is everyone’s business

Our consumer-driven society has a major impact on the environment and biodiversity.

Bibi la Luz Gonzalez 17 Sep 2019

Climate Change

Why I stopped taking the lift

Cutting down our use of lifts is an easy, small step for the climate, and a large one for improving our health.

Guerric Radiere 09 Sep 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Reduce costs, save lives: how healthcare data can help emerging economies

Emerging economies are projected to surpass mature economies in overall generation of data by 2020. The volume of healthcare data, one of the fastest growing segments of data, is estimate...

Noella Bigirimana 03 Sep 2019

Youth Perspectives

Why the world needs the youth revolution more than ever

From climate change to mental health, here's how young people around the world are working to create lasting change.

Wadia Ait Hamza and Natalie Pierce 12 Aug 2019

Human Rights

These activists are making Pride Month last the whole year round

Despite a month full of landmark moments, the fight for LGBTI rights should not be limited to each July, say these young change-makers.

Kirsten Salyer and Aylin Elci 28 Jun 2019

Millennials aren't voting - but these young leaders have a plan to change that

In the VoteSwiper app, users answer questions about current topics, and then the app matches them with the party that best fits their positions.

Kirsten Salyer 21 May 2019

China

Explained, the role of China's state-owned companies

As China continues to transition to a market-driven economy, the country's state-owned companies - in their role as deliverers of reform and policy - are becoming more important, even as ...

Amir Guluzade 07 May 2019

Globalization 4.0

6 key moments from day four at Davos

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke about global risks and his priorities for the future, while Davos experts joined a session to explain the ongoing Venezuela crisis.

Poppie Mphuthing 24 Jan 2019

Decarbonizing Energy

Can free trade deliver cheaper renewable energy? Ask Mexico

How is it that Mexico, a relatively new player in the renewables industry, has managed to attain the lowest subsidy-free price for green power? The answer may be its free-trade public pol...

Juan Manuel Ávila 24 Jan 2019

Future of Economic Progress

These 6 millennial Co-Chairs have a message for Davos

These are the messages that 6 Co-Chairs delivered to world leaders at Davos, messages which have been formed through the challenges they have overcome.

Briony Harris 22 Jan 2019

Migration

From a refugee camp to Davos: one Co-Chair’s story

The world needs to reframe its view of refugees, says Mohammed Hassan Mohamud, a refugee and Co-Chair at this year’s Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum

Kate Whiting 22 Jan 2019

Agile Governance

Millennials are starting to get more involved in government, and the impact will be huge

Around 30% of the world's population is under the age of 30, yet young people don’t have much a voice in government leadership. But that is starting to change - and in surprising ways.

Christa Freeland 21 Jan 2019

Middle East and North Africa

The Arab world’s best weapon against climate change? Its young people

Climate change is not high enough on the agenda of most Arab countries, argues Neeshad Shafi - but the region's young people are about to change that.

Neeshad Shafi 18 Jan 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

How AI is revolutionizing the world of clean energy materials

Discovering and developing improved clean energy materials, such as solar panels, can accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future and save billions - and now AI is on the case.

Cathy Chen 17 Jan 2019

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