How world’s coal-power pipeline has shrunk by three-quarters
By: EBR | Tuesday, September 21, 2021
There is now a broad consensus that unabated coal power generation must be rapidly phased out if the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement are to be met
How can we deliver a climate-focused trade agenda?
By: EBR | Monday, September 20, 2021
Combatting climate change at the pace necessary to avert catastrophic impacts on the planet and societies requires significant shifts in both trade and production worldwide
This is the WHO’s massive new list of ways to create a healthier, safer environment
By: EBR | Monday, September 20, 2021
Environment risk factors – from pollution and chemicals to a lack of clean water – cause almost a quarter of deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)
How will we fund the shift to a more sustainable future? 4 experts explain
By: EBR | Friday, September 17, 2021
Sustainable finance is the practice of taking environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations into account when making investment decisions. Today investment funds that use ESG have more than $50 trillion in capital and are growing fast
How AI is transforming, decarbonising and ’cleaning up’ the grid
By: EBR | Thursday, September 16, 2021
AI will transform the grid from an aging supplier of commodity electricity to an intelligent “system of systems” that produces optimised outcomes
12 steps to decarbonise your city
By: EBR | Tuesday, September 14, 2021
The majority of the built environment that will exist in 2050 already exists today
To fight cybercrime, we need to understand its economics
By: EBR | Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Economics is driving digitalization – both for businesses and for criminals
Bridging the digital divide to create the jobs of the future
By: EBR | Monday, September 13, 2021
Significant work is needed to help employers and employees bridge the digital divide to support future job requirements
How financial innovation is changing
By: EBR | Monday, September 13, 2021
While several high-profile financial innovations, like blockchain and cryptocurrency, have attracted widespread attention, the broad landscape of financial invention — where innovation occurs, what it targets, and who is responsible for it — has not been studied systematically
A third of trucks surpass air pollution limits in real-world conditions, study finds
By: EBR | Friday, September 10, 2021
Almost one third of trucks driving on Spanish roads surpassed the EU’s legal emission limits for NO2, a harmful air pollutant, a study commissioned by the clean mobility NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has found
How big data can help the shipping industry get to net zero
By: EBR | Friday, September 10, 2021
Of the 14 trillion dollars spent each year on transportation, over 90 percent goes on journeys by sea
6 issues that will define the future of capital markets
By: EBR | Thursday, September 9, 2021
In the wake of the pandemic and an unequal economic recovery, several interrelated forces are transforming the way global capital markets work
Innovative debt financing could close the digital access gap. Here’s how
By: EBR | Thursday, September 9, 2021
Digital connectivity is oxygen for opportunity. The opportunities made possible to those who are connected are rapidly expanding as services across every sector are increasingly provided and consumed online
Vaccination Rejection in Historical Context
By: EBR | Thursday, September 9, 2021
Why do so many people still oppose vaccination for COVID?
Experts explain the effects of global weather disruptions on advanced economies
By: EBR | Wednesday, September 8, 2021
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) projects a significant rise in the frequency, duration, and intensity of extreme weather events such as droughts, heatwaves and heavy rainfall (IPCC 2021)
Internet of Things is missing horizontal cybersecurity standards
By: EBR | Wednesday, September 8, 2021
A report released by trade association DigitalEurope on Wednesday (8 September) underlined the lack of baseline cybersecurity requirements
COP26: How can the world measure progress on the Paris Agreement?
By: EBR | Tuesday, September 7, 2021
Climate change is a global problem that knows no national borders
3 steps towards making aviation and marine fuel cleaner
By: EBR | Monday, September 6, 2021
Favourable government policies are needed to increase production and adoption of sustainable fuels in both sectors
Fraud detection and prevention
By: EBR | Monday, September 6, 2021
Detecting and preventing fraud is one of the biggest challenges of our times. There are so many different types of fraud as well as theft, that require consequently different methods of detection and prevention
No, technology doesn’t make us less intelligent
By: EBR | Monday, September 6, 2021
Digital technology is ubiquitous. We have been increasingly reliant on smartphones, tablets and computers over the past 20 years, and this trend has been accelerating due to the pandemic
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