Soil is one of the least understood and untapped defenses against climate change, acting as a natural 'carbon sink' as long as it is not degraded.
Two new World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers are both involved in direct air capture – a process for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Here’s how it works.
We asked our 2020 intake of Technology Pioneers for their views on how technology will change the world in the next five years. Here are their predictions.
With the pandemic causing disruption in every area of our lives, firms across a diverse range of sectors are innovating to help get us back on track.
This year’s Technology Pioneers includes leaders in everything from alternative meat to circular economies.
Four ways the manufacturing sector can use digital tech to augment and reskill workers on the shop floor, from a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer.
Innovative solutions to global problems don't scale fast enough because of low awareness, high initial product costs and obstructive regulatory parameters.
São Paulo's innovative waste management program shows how technology combined with legislation and enforcement could be scaled to solve the world's waste problem.
Between 191 BC and 1915, it became 10,000 times more efficient to move a ton of grain from Egypt to Rome. But the last 20 miles, from the seaport to Rome’s inland location, became just fi...
These four entrepreneurs are using technology to ensure there’s enough food for everyone in the future.
TIPA, a new World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer, has developed flexible packaging that, just like orange peel, is totally compostable.
One company plans to 3D-print rockets on Mars, another is using AI to make driverless cars understand the behaviour of other road users, while a third is using big data to help avert natu...
We will soon reach a tipping point in the market penetration of electric vehicles - and when that happens, consumers will benefit from lower energy costs as well as lower carbon emissions...
Human bias is often developed into AI. To fix this, we need a fundamental rethink of the assumptions underpinning this vital technology.
Food packaging is vital for extending shelf lives and reducing food waste - but it is adding to our plastic crisis. Could new, biodegradeable plant-based materials have the answer?
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