The drive to sustainability is transforming the way we live. But what is the impact on the way our savings and pensions are invested? Welcome to the world of sustainable finance.
Space is getting more crowded and more commercialized. This is leading to a growing risk of collisions between satellites and space junk, and means that new regulations on the use of spac...
Inequality is not confined to humans, a new study reveals. Mammals, fish, birds and even insects have been shown to benefit from inherited wealth and abilities.
Birdsong is beautiful, but is it rock and roll? Well, at the end of 2021, Australia’s music industry was stunned when a digital album featuring the songs of native birds went straight int...
你对2022年的前景有何看法？尽管新冠肺炎病毒已经出现奥密克戎变异毒株，但让人意想不到的是，根据一项全球调查，世界各地的人们对新的一年仍抱有积极态度。
How do you feel about the prospects for 2022? Despite the arrival of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, people around the world are feeling surprisingly positive about the new year, accordi...
Ipsos surveyed over 20,000 people in 30 countries and found that at least half also reported increases in the cost of clothing and shoes, housing, healthcare and entertainment. Two-fifths...
2021 has been another tumultuous year for planet Earth as fires, floods, volcanic eruptions and deadly storms ravaged the environment and drove people and animals from their homes.
Aviation is responsible for around 2% of global CO2 emissions. That’s more than one billion tonnes of carbon added to the atmosphere each year. So, the race is on to find alternatives to ...
The rate at which the world is building its renewable energy capacity is accelerating, but we need to pick up the pace dramatically if we are to get to net-zero emissions by 2050, accordi...
Almost 8 out of 10 of the world’s workers would accept vaccine mandates in order to keep their jobs, according to an Ipsos survey for the World Economic Forum.
Here’s a controversial idea that turns conventional thinking about road safety on its head: traffic lights cause accidents, increase pollution and we’d be better off without them.
COVID-19 has not undermined globalization as much as some had predicted. Although travel and tourism have been hard hit, international trade has surged during the pandemic, according to a...
The full extent of the impact of COVID-19 on European consumer habits in 2020 is becoming clear as nations struggle to recover in the face of new strains of the virus.
The world must double the rate of transition to renewable energy to have any chance of achieving net zero carbon by 2050, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned in a report.
