Nature and Biodiversity
Chart of the day: These countries have the largest carbon footprints
This chart highlights the enormous variations between the major world economies in CO₂ emissions per capita.
Global Cooperation
Forward Agenda: What can we expect from 2019?
What are the biggest events looming on the global agenda? Building on our Agenda Weekly email update, each month I look ahead at the stories and trends that will have the most impact. Thi...
Global Cooperation
If this is Globalization 4.0, what were the other three?
The next era of globalization could have explosive and far-reaching implications - both good and bad. Here's what it means for the world, and how we should prepare.
Economic Growth
Globalization 4.0 can be a brilliant future - if we break from the injustice of the past
For humanity to have any hope at all, Globalization 4.0 must break with neoliberalism for good, writes Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Oxfam International.
Global Cooperation
The story of 2018, in 10 charts
Here’s a selection of charts that provide a glimpse at the state of the world in 2018, from accelerating deforestation and carbon emissions, to a buoyant jobs market and China’s ongoing l...
Global Cooperation
Why some US Democrats want a ‘Green New Deal’ to tackle climate change
New York's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is leading calls for a “select committee for a green new deal” aimed at decarbonising the US economy.
Nature and Biodiversity
This is what the world needs to do to save itself from disastrous climate change
2018 brought catastrophic natural disasters in the form of wildfires, hurricanes, floods and droughts, exacerbated by climate change as greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.
Jobs and the Future of Work
Should tech companies pay us for our data?
As we advance in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, data will become an even more valuable commodity. Should companies pay us for our data?
Nature and Biodiversity
The COP24 climate talks have emphasised the need for urgent action
Delegates from 200 nations are trying to hammer out a deal to deliver on the Paris climate agreement.
Global Cooperation
We must work together to build a new world order. This is how we can do it
China, Russia and the West need to manage change together to tackle common challenges.
Emerging Technologies
How to think local about the global tech companies
Policymakers must keep up with the impact of digital technologies in their back yards
Global Cooperation
How unmanaged globalisation is damaging communities
Globalisation can undoubtedly benefit wider economies and growth, but it comes at a cost for some local communities.