Explainers

The toughest topics explained by the Forum and by experts.

Highlights

Climate Action

Explainer: What is Carbon Capture and Utilization?

Energy Transition

What is the future of nuclear fusion energy?

Nature and Biodiversity

COP28: What is the First Movers Coalition and what has it achieved so far?

Financial and Monetary Systems

What are central bank digital currencies and what could they mean for the average person?

Sandra Waliczek 06 Oct 2023
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Explainer: What are pay transparency laws and are they working?

Kate Whiting 07 Aug 2023
Health and Healthcare Systems

What is a genome and why is mapping it so valuable? An expert explains

Kate Whiting and Kateryna Gordiychuk 06 Sep 2023
Industries in Depth

What is sustainable aviation fuel and why are only 0.1% of flights powered by it?

Ian Shine 29 Nov 2023
Nature and Biodiversity

What is World Ocean Day?

Ewan Thomson 02 Jun 2023
Energy Transition

Grey, blue, green – why are there so many colours of hydrogen?

Natalie Marchant 27 Jul 2021
Emerging Technologies

What is artificial intelligence—and what is it not?

Spencer Feingold 08 Mar 2023
Emerging Technologies

Explained: What is ChatGPT?

Douglas Broom 13 Dec 2022
Global Risks

What is a rolling recession? And are we in one right now?

Emma Charlton 24 Mar 2023
Energy Transition

What is energy intensity and why is it vital to our net-zero goals?

Roberto Bocca and Ewan Thomson 13 Jun 2023

Topics

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Financial and Monetary Systems

What is 'stagflation' and what does it mean for the future economy?

John Detrixhe · Quartz 06 Oct 2021
Energy Transition

What is green hydrogen and why do we need it? An expert explains

Abhinav Chugh and Emanuele Taibi 21 Dec 2021
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

What is Pride Month and why is it important?

John Letzing 14 Jun 2023
Financial and Monetary Systems

The International Monetary Fund: What does the world’s ‘financial firefighter’ do?

Spencer Feingold 16 Apr 2024
Global Cooperation

The World Bank: How the development bank confronts today's crises

Efrem Garlando 16 Apr 2024
Industries in Depth

What is regenerative agriculture and how can it help us get to net-zero food systems? 3 industry leaders explain

Tania Strauss and Pooja Chhabria 19 Dec 2022
Health and Healthcare Systems

What I've learnt from a decade of campaigning on superbugs – Dame Sally Davies

Shyam Bishen 23 Aug 2024
Trade and Investment

Green subsidy race? 5 experts explain what to expect

Timothy Conley 30 Mar 2023
Energy Transition

Nuclear fusion news: The science behind the energy technology, explained

Kate Whiting and Simon Torkington 22 Feb 2024
Economic Growth

What is a recession and how to tell if one is happening 

Stephen Hall and Rebecca Geldard 19 Feb 2024
Civil Society

Explainer: What is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination?

Douglas Broom 17 Mar 2023
Financial and Monetary Systems

Banking crisis: 5 pieces of financial jargon, explained

Spencer Feingold 16 Mar 2023
Climate Action

Explained: How climate change affects mental health

Alessandro Massazza 16 Dec 2022
Industries in Depth

Consumer, enterprise or industrial? The 3 main ways we are using the ‘metaverse’ explained

Kate Whiting 17 Feb 2023

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