Carbon is the Jekyll and Hyde of the periodic table — part angel, part devil. Sometimes called the “giver of life,” carbon forms the structure of every cell in our bodies and most of the ...
Sustained, robust and cooperative action on climate change has never been more important. There is international scientific consensus on the need to cut global greenhouse gas emissions si...
Steel is one of the most versatile materials on earth — used in the manufacture of countless everyday tools, from razor blades and bicycles to trucks and wind turbines. But manufacturing ...
What might the world look like in 2025? In autumn 2020 the World Economic Forum convened expert-led Global Future Councils, time-bound think tanks, to explore that very question.
Our species is in a race with climate change, and a lot of people want to know, "Can I really make a difference?"
It must be painful for Boris Johnson to be a footnote, especially a footnote in French, but at the end of a very long two weeks, there were always only two outcomes possible at the UN cli...
During this decisive decade for the climate crisis, all CEOs must act with urgency to align their business with net-zero targets. As leaders of organizations with significant impact on em...
It’s hard to imagine navigating modern life without a mobile phone in hand. Computers, tablets and smartphones have transformed how we communicate, work, learn, share news and entertain o...
Global Future Council on the Net-Zero Transition releases two White Papers on the eve of Stockholm+50
To achieve the goal of a safe climate, we will need to both dramatically reduce emissions to achieve absolute zero greenhouse gases and simultaneously start reducing the stock of pollutan...
Global Future Council on the Net-Zero Transition releases two White Papers on the eve of Stockholm+50
