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Critical minerals and clean energy

Energy Transition Why investing in Southern Africa’s critical minerals is key for the global energy transition

The Southern Africa region must capture more value from its minerals to strengthen its role in the energy transition and create more economic opportunities.

Energy Transition What are the critical minerals for the energy transition – and where can they be found?

Energy Transition All Hands on Deck for the Energy Transition

Geo-Economics and Politics 'IBSA+Indonesia' can be a new Global South-led force in climate and energy leadership

Energy Transition 3 countries innovating their way to clean energy

Energy Transition This start-up is looking to space to make mining more sustainable

Energy Transition An honest look at the energy transition

Energy Transition Getting sustainable, secure and equitable power to the people - how's the global energy transition going?

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Driving initiatives and coalitions to ensure that the energy transition is sustainable, secure, and equitable.

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Leading Voices

Understand the perspectives of leaders and change-makers in business, politics and civil society.

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Geo-Economics and Politics

Climate change is still on top of the Global Agenda

Special Address by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission, European Commission

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Arts and Culture

We should not underestimate our individual power to do good

Watch the Crystal Awards 2025

Diane von Furstenberg

Founder and Co-Chairwoman, Diane Von Furstenberg Studio

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Economic Growth

This is a positive note that emerging markets did well in the last few years

Emerging Economies amid Shocks

Gita Gopinath

First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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Economic Growth

All the ingredients for US will be the continuation of its strength

The Global Economic Outlook

Laurence Fink

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BlackRock

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Arts and Culture

I have always believed in the potential of children

Watch the Crystal Awards 2025

David Beckham

Co-Owner, Inter Miami; Partner, Authentic Brands Group

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Emerging Technologies

It is important that countries that are leading the race understand the risks and manage it

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Yoshua Bengio

Full Professor, University of Montreal

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Emerging Technologies

Accessibility is key to the digital revolution

Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Satya Nadella

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Microsoft

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Gender equality is the best chance against global challenges

Arts and Culture

Michelle Yeoh

Actress, Producer, United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador

People and planet

Global Risks How to save millions of lives, according to the UN humanitarian chief

From Gaza to Sudan, humanitarian workers are underfunded and overstretched. But with only 1% of what the world spends on defence, we could save millions of lives, says Tom Fletcher, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at UN OCHA. His solution? Fletcher is calling for a ‘humanitarian reset’ that puts local communities at the centre. State-based armed conflict, extreme weather events and inequality are among the leading threats identified in the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2025.

Food and Water How emerging technologies can advance food quality traceability and prevent waste

Jobs and the Future of Work The overlooked global risk of the AI precariat

Climate Action INC-5.2: The global plastics treaty talks - here's what just happened

Nature and Biodiversity Global plastics treaty talks collapse, and other nature and climate news

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Accelerating net-zero climate action, regenerating food, water and ocean systems, and promoting circular economies.

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Nature and Biodiversity Voices for Nature: The call for a new economic model

Innovation and the power of data to transform lives

Urban Transformation Royal flush: why data can transform sanitation services in sub-Saharan Africa

Better data can help Africa address its lack of safely managed sanitation – and African cities are beginning to invest in the much needed infrastructure.