How Can Technology Help Combat Climate Change
Technology can fight climate change. Setting climate targets is only the first step. Meeting them can be difficult. Check climate change technology solutions.
Shareholder rebellion and litigation: the climate future for energy firms, on Radio Davos
Shareholder revolts and legal precedents - an expert explains how recent developments may change how oil and gas companies deal with climate change, on Radio Davos.
A big day for big oil
On just one day in May, two US oil majors suffered a rebellion by shareholders who demanded action on climate change and a Dutch court ordered Shell to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. ...
Here's why comparable ESG reporting is crucial for investors
Investors are increasingly challenging companies to take more action on climate change. A new framework will give them the clear, comparable data they need.
5 steps the EU can take to create a circular economy for cars
The European Green Deal is a chance for car manufacturers to make their processes more circular, write the Forum's Maya Ben Dror and SYSTEMIQ's Tilmann Vahle.
How cows could help solve the problem of plastic pollution
Bacteria found in the rumen of a cow stomach can be used to digest polyesters used in textiles, packaging, and compostable bags, according to a new study.
How 'road pricing' can support the EU’s Green Deal
To help meet the EU's emissions targets, the union should issue guidelines for road pricing, writes the World Economic Forum's mobility chief Maya Ben Dror.
4 reasons why electric cars haven’t taken off yet
What’s stopping us from buying electric cars? It’s not just battery life - there’s a host of other issues we need to solve to usher in the green transport revolution.
How business can build people-powered climate action
Decarbonization is not just an issue for governments and business. Change can also be driven by society.
Growing a new coral reef in a fraction of the time with a fragment of the coral
To regrow a stretch of coral reef, first break some coral into tiny pieces. It might sound strange, but micro-fragmentation offers hope for marine biodiversity.
Alarming temperature record of 18.3°C set in Antarctica last year
The United Nations has announced it has recognized a new record-high temperature of 18.3°C or 64.9°F set at Argentina's Esperanza base on February 06, 2020.
This video shows how the energy mix for the G20 has changed over the years
Since the UN Convention on Climate Change, signed in 1992, and the Kyoto Protocol came into effect, most of the G20's energy mix is lead by renewables