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Access to a laptop with connectivity is now a basic requirement for all students.

How colleges and universities are reimagining remote learning

By: EBR | Wednesday, March 23, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has not only accelerated trends towards online learning, but it also has broadened the types of people who want targeted skills training

Water utilities could cut their emissions dramatically and quickly, at low to no cost.

How the water sector can lead the way to net-zero

By: EBR | Wednesday, March 23, 2022

World Water Day is a chance to shine a light on the water sector’s opportunity to drive progress toward net-zero emissions

The embrace of e-commerce appears to be longer lasting in certain sectors, such as restaurants, health care and some categories of retail.

Is the e-commerce trend coming to an end?

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 22, 2022

There’s no doubt that e-commerce helped many navigate the pandemic, from online shopping to curbside pickup to food delivery

Our food system accounts for a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions, with livestock responsible for at least two-thirds of agricultural emissions in North America, Asia, Europe and Oceania.

This age-old agricultural system could help raise sustainable livestock

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Livestock are accountable for at least two-thirds of agricultural emissions in North America, Asia, Europe and Oceania

Electrification of our homes and businesses has a domino effect of implications for the grid.

Is it time for residential solar to shine?

By: EBR | Monday, March 21, 2022

Energy prices have been in the headlines worldwide and were set to increase before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Now, the situation has become worse across the globe

Globally, the annual consumption of food and agricultural products rose by about 48% between 2001 and 2018, growing at more than twice the rate of increase in the human population.

We need a food systems approach to protect our forests. Here’s why

By: EBR | Monday, March 21, 2022

The global middle class is expected to increase by a further 1.8 billion between now and 2030

Russia is the EU’s fifth-largest trading partner for exports, and third-largest for imports.

How much energy does the EU import from Russia?

By: EBR | Friday, March 18, 2022

Europe is heavily dependent on Russia for its oil and gas. In 2021, two-fifths of the gas Europeans burned came from Russia

AI literacy will equip current and future AI adopters to deploy and use the technology responsibly and equitably.

Without universal AI literacy, AI will fail us

By: EBR | Friday, March 18, 2022

Much has been said about the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform how we live, work, and interact with each other

The transition from coal to renewables isn’t just about the LCOE of these technologies, but also about effects on all stakeholders involved.

A cleaner future for coal power plants and coal-reliant communities

By: EBR | Thursday, March 17, 2022

Most emerging economies are still heavily reliant on coal power for energy generation

Training is ’biased away from the people who need it the most’, according to new research.

Workers who need training the most aren’t getting it - here’s why

By: EBR | Thursday, March 17, 2022

A new study has found that employees who would benefit the most from training aren’t getting it

It is time for VC investors and founders to work together to develop a materiality index and meaningful tools to measure and assess the risks of AI-based business models, track the development of start-ups, and continue to iterate to arrive at a widely-accepted standard on “ethical AI” practices.

Venture Capital Crucial to Push for ‘Ethical’ AI and Tech Standards

By: EBR | Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Venture capitalists’ role as funding source and mentor of tech start-ups makes them uniquely placed to press for more responsible use of technology

According to a new report some of the world’s leading corporations do not have realistic sustainability goals and policies.

Could cities hold the key to accelerating net-zero progress?

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 15, 2022

At COP26 last year, businesses and governments came together to pledge their commitment to net-zero and most organizations recognize that having sustainability policies in place is almost non-negotiable

Open source software provides crucial platforms for coordinated responses, especially when the need is urgent.

Think tech globalisation is risky? Millions of developers disagree

By: EBR | Tuesday, March 15, 2022

In the two years since the start of the pandemic, it’s become abundantly clear that COVID-19 exposed the need for collaborative research to be widely and globally accessible

The global cybersecurity workforce needs to grow by 65%.

Can closing the cybersecurity skills gap change the world?

By: EBR | Monday, March 14, 2022

Digital infrastructure supports almost every aspect of our lives, from healthcare and banking to energy

The bottom line is that your network is not something that just happens. It is something that you manage.

Escaping the Survival Trap

By: EBR | Monday, March 14, 2022

Why expanding your network is crucial for long-term creative success

Green jobs: Workers at all levels of education are growing their green skills.

Upskill for green jobs of the future

By: EBR | Monday, March 14, 2022

Green jobs - jobs that need green skills - are found in a wide range of sectors, from healthcare to construction

A previous report, published last year, confirmed Earth has already warmed by 1.09? since pre-industrial times.

Mass starvation, extinctions, disasters: The new IPCC report’s grim predictions, and why adaptation efforts are falling behind

By: EBR | Friday, March 11, 2022

A new report warns that children under 12 will experience a fourfold increase in natural disasters in their lifetime

The European Commission has recently proposed the first draft of a new Data Act to unlock the value of data generated by connected objects in Europe.

What impact will the EU Data Act have on the digital economy?

By: EBR | Thursday, March 10, 2022

On 23 February, the European Commission proposed the first draft of its new Data Act. It is mainly intended to ensure fairness in the allocation of value from data among actors in the digital economy and to foster data-sharing across sectors

Researchers surveyed 100 high-performing companies to determine how they successfully use machine learning technologies.

Machine learning is giving manufacturing a much-needed boost - here’s how

By: EBR | Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Which companies deploy machine intelligence (MI) and data analytics successfully for manufacturing and operations? Why are those leading adopters so far ahead — and what can others learn from them?

A comprehensive policy solution package that is science-based and climate-focused would be the best approach to go about tackling plastic pollution, especially as world leaders set out to create the first-ever global plastic pollution treaty agreed upon last week.

This is how to ensure sustainable alternatives to plastic

By: EBR | Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, with marine plastics being the most recognizable problem linked to the use of plastic