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Manufacturing and Value Chains

How to harness technology and talent in manufacturing: Lessons from the Global Lighthouse Network

How workforce enablement has emerged as a core element to achieving an improved value proposition for the enterprises and the people they employ.

Fernando Perez and Federico Torti

July 3, 2024

view of lowering crypto market values on a screen in a blog about stablecoins

Financial and Monetary Systems

What stablecoins can learn from history's currency pegs

Volatility in the stablecoin market has raised concerns about stability, but policy-makers can look to history to learn how to build a stable ecosystem.

Marion Laboure

July 3, 2024

Smoke rising towards the sky from the chimneys of a factory. Caption: We need to remove around 2 billion tonnes of CO2 a year – and up to 687 billion tonnes by the end of the century.

Energy Transition

Explainer: What is the circular carbon economy?

We need to remove around 2 billion tonnes of CO2 a year to tackle the climate crisis. Here’s how a circular carbon economy could help us achieve this.

Kate Whiting

July 3, 2024

Climate Action

How governments can help finance, build and scale the carbon dioxide removal industry

To address climate risks, companies and governments must invest in carbon dioxide removal solutions today for cost-effective deployment at scale tomorrow.

Nasim Pour

July 3, 2024

Quantum computer startup QuEra Computing's 256-qubit machine and Florian Huber, one of the team of scientist that built the machine.

Emerging Technologies

Explainer: What is quantum technology and what are its benefits?

Quantum technology will be worth trillions of dollars and transform the economy over the next decade. What is it, and how can we build a quantum economy?

Andrea Willige

July 3, 2024

Laos … hydropower potential, a crucial part of the renewable energy mix.

Energy Transition

How South-East Asian countries can cooperate to enhance energy interconnectivity

With its uneven energy distribution, South-East Asia must work on its energy interconnectivity – and that means new infrastructure

Ratnesh Bedi, Asheesh Sastry and Toong-Yuen Chong

July 3, 2024

A green leaf shoot growing out of a glass of coins: Investing in climate and nature has become more urgent than ever – blended finance can offer solutions.

Climate Action

How blended finance initiatives can align capital behind climate action

Investing in climate and nature has become more urgent than ever, demanding innovative strategies such as blended finance.

Luis Alvarado

July 3, 2024

A woman walks in the Terai region of Nepal.

Sustainable Development

How to harness a community-based approach to conservation

Mithila Wildlife Trust is working to empower local people and restore nature in the Terai region of Nepal by implementing a community-based approach to conservation.

Dev Narayan Mandal

July 2, 2024

Industry 4.0 and IoT(Internet of Things). Factory automation system. AI(Artificial Intelligence).

Emerging Technologies

AI and the expanding 'digital economy' will help bridge global divides. Here's why

See why we must build capacity and international standards so that emerging economies get the most out of AI and can fully participate in global trade.

Sung Hwan Cho

July 2, 2024

Climate Action

Rewilding Europe with bison is good for the planet, says new study

Rewilding a herd of bison in Romania's mountains could reduce as much carbon dioxide as emitted by 43,000 gas-powered cars.

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes

July 2, 2024

small island nations are threatened by rising sea levels due to global heating.

Climate Action

Climate change: Ocean Tribunal ruling gives power to small island nations

A landmark ruling by the Ocean Tribunal empowers small island nations and sets a precedent for global environmental justice and sustainability.

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes

July 2, 2024

NASA’s innovative PREFIRE mission will fill a gap in our understanding of the Earth system

Climate Action

NASA launches first satellite to study heat emissions at Earth's poles

As part of NASA's Prefire mission, two satellites will measure infrared heat emanating from the Earth's poles, providing valuable insights into climate change.

Cristen Hemingway Jaynes

July 2, 2024

Emerging Technologies

'Education is a place where we build democracy'. Why a teacher's union isn't afraid AI will replace teachers

To ensure widespread benefits in education, teachers must be at the centre of conversations around AI, says Education International’s David Edwards.

David Elliott

July 2, 2024

Climate Action

Climate crisis: How positive tipping points could save the planet

From cheap green energy to rising sales of electric vehicles, a series of 'positive' tipping points might just save us from climate change. Professor Tim Lenton of Exeter University explains.

Michael Purton

July 2, 2024

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