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The judgment on Paris, the pensions time bomb and other top stories of the week

Blooming flowers are seen along a highway in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China, March 15, 2016.

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Adrian Monck

America puts Paris’s climate agreement on ice. What does one country’s departure mean for the rest of the world?

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Can you ever afford to retire? The global pensions crisis: the facts and the solutions.

Climate change is a business issue. How corporate leaders can fight it.

No more waste. The Internet of Things enables a circular economy.

Algorithms for farmers and doctors. Artificial Intelligence that’s about to improve our lives.

Robots in industry could triple by 2025. How will they impact human workers?

Barriers to reponsible investing are falling. But one key problem remains.

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Central banks aren’t famous for being funny. But Norway’s Norges Bank may be about to change all that with their video launching a new 200-krone note.

What triggers war between rising and dominant powers? Ideas to prevent conflict between China and the US.

“Engagement has failed.” Institutional investors are about to start voting down all-male boards.

New American conservative thinking: hates managers, loves Keynes.

Pushing back on the robot jobs apocalypse. It’s not automation that’s driving inequality and threatening jobs.

When will Artificial Intelligence exceed human performance? Check your job and skills against the AI experts.

The pensions gap could hit $400 trillion. Coverage of a Forum white paper. (Bloomberg)

And the gap is growing fastest in India. More coverage of Forum research. (Quartz India)

China sees opening in Trump rift with Germany. Cites President Xi’s speech in Davos. (New York Times)

How will the digital revolution impact South African workers? Quotes Forum head of education, gender and work. (Cape Times)

A Mexican beer company tries to save the oceans. Cites Forum report The New Plastics Economy. (National Post)

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