2030: from technology optimism to technology realism
Today’s technological revolution is a time of enormous promise, but also new challenges. As we enter the 2020s it is clear that we are far from unlocking the potential of technology for o...
Antonia is Global Director of Sustainability & Partnerships with Google. In this capacity, she works to help drive Google's sustainability vision, implementation and forge the required partnerships to deliver on Google's strategic sustainability objectives. Prior to joining Google, she was Head of Climate Change at the World Economic Forum and served as Deputy Director of the Centre for Nature and Climate. Over eight years in this role, she led the launch of major public-private collaborations across climate and circular economy agendas including the First Movers Coalition, the Global Plastics Action Partnership, the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy, among others. She has also worked with the International Energy Agency (IEA) as a Senior Energy Technology Policy Analyst, as Deputy Director of Energy and Climate at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and worked in Bhutan as an adviser across the ASEAN region on environment and clean energy. In 2005 she was nominated a Young Canadian Leader for a Sustainability Future by IISD. She holds a Master’s in Environmental Planning, Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics and a degree in Economics from the University of Toronto.
Today’s technological revolution is a time of enormous promise, but also new challenges. As we enter the 2020s it is clear that we are far from unlocking the potential of technology for o...
The immense progress in human development over the past century has provided incredible opportunities for many, yet it has been largely fuelled by rapid and accelerating dependency on nat...
My five year old daughter asked me recently if she could take a bag and her gardening gloves to school. I said yes, of course – but why? She replied that at recess, she had started collec...
Clothing is a reflection of our cultural and personal identity. It has helped historians track societal progress, and anthropologists understand cultural and social norms.
发展更循环的经济是一项合理主张。利用更少的自然资源,减少污染,应对气候变化,提高消费者满意度,同时也能提高经济利润。
Este artículo es parte de la reunión anual del Foro Económico Mundial
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