Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
How Paris 2024 aims to become the first-ever gender-equal Olympics
Paris 2024 will see full gender parity on the field of play for the first time in the Olympic Games’ history, with as many women as men competing.
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Nature and Biodiversity
4 charts to show why adopting a circular economy matters
A circular economy that reduces, reuses or recycles waste can cut the world’s growing municipal waste volumes, finds a new United Nations report. Here’s how.
Geo-Economics and Politics
What is e-voting? Who’s using it and is it safe?
What is electronic voting? More countries have used e-voting since it was pioneered in Estonia in 2005. But systems and safety are still developing.
Energy Transition
What to do with ageing oil and gas platforms – and why it matters
Many of the world’s 12,000 oil and gas platforms are nearing the end of their lives, science journal Nature reports. What are the decommissioning options?
Emerging Technologies
Microchips: su pasado, presente y futuro
Los microchips llevan avanzando desde la década de 1940; ahora están evolucionando para satisfacer las crecientes demandas de potencia y energía de las tecnologías de IA.
Climate Action
这6项技术对于适应气候变化至关重要
世界经济论坛的新报告《气候危机中的创新与适应》指出，有六项技术对于适应气候变化至关重要。这些技术包括人工智能、无人机、地球观测、先进计算、物联网，以及虚拟和增强现实。例如，由地球观测和无人机驱动的早期预警系统有助于拯救气候灾难中的生命。
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Women founders and venture capital – some 2023 snapshots
Startups founded by women are raising less venture capital than those set up by men, but deal volumes are growing over the longer term, data shows.
Urban Transformation
París aspira a ser sede de los Juegos Olímpicos más sostenibles de la historia: así se prepara la ciudad
Desde edificios diseñados para su reutilización hasta el aprovechamiento de la energía geotérmica, he aquí cómo los organizadores planean reducir a la mitad la huella de carbono del esta ...
Emerging Technologies
Microchips – their past, present and future
Microchips have been advancing since the 1940s and are now evolving to meet the growing power and energy demands of artificial intelligence technologies.
Urban Transformation
Paris aims to host the most sustainable Olympics ever – here's how the city is preparing
From buildings designed for re-use to leveraging geothermal energy, here's how organizers plan to halve the sporting event’s carbon footprint compared to previous Olympics.
Jobs and the Future of Work
Remote work curbs salaries - new data
The number of well-paid jobs that can done remotely have been falling since 2022, US careers site Ladders says in its High Paying Jobs Competition Index.
Urban Transformation
De São Paulo a Venecia: 15 ciudades con ambiciosos proyectos de carbono cero
Estas 15 ciudades seleccionadas en el concurso #ReinventingCities están transformando areas urbanas subutilizados en proyectos con cero emisiones de carbono.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
女性発明者の躍進といまだ残るジェンダーギャップ
特許権者に名を連ねる女性の数は増えていますが、依然として男性が大きくリードしていることが最新のデータで明らかになりました。国連によると、2022年に国際特許を取得した発明家のうち、女性はわずか17%。83%は男性でした。また、世界経済フォーラムの「グローバル・ジェンダーギャップ・レポート2023」によると、STEM分野の職業において女性の割合が依然として「著しく低い」とさ...
Trade and Investment
Explainer: What is the European Free Trade Association?
India has signed a $100bn free trade agreement with the European Free Trade Association, which represents Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland.
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Women inventors make gains, but gender gaps remain
Women are being named in more scientific patents, but most inventors are still men, data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office indicates.