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.
Singapore has long taken the approach of adopting innovations methodically. The city authorities conduct pilots and demonstration projects and then scale up after recalibrating technology...
In just two weeks, the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 begins, hailed as “the world’s best, last chance to get runaway climate change under control”.
Hydrocarbon fuels account for more than 80% of commercially traded energy consumption. The abundance, convenience and affordability of fossil fuels have generated economic growth and made...
Reducing carbon emissions in buildings will be critical to achieving the Paris climate goals and achieving net zero emissions by 2050. Buildings represent 39% of global greenhouse gas emi...
The race to decarbonize transportation is on, attested to by a global wave of commitments to electrify government and corporate fleets.
On World Earth Day, as our fellow citizens of the world pledge to undertake a brilliant array of earth-restoring actions, from trash hacking to “plogging” (picking up litter while jogging...
COVID-19 is a harsh reality that we are all still living with. But interestingly, this unprecedented situation can teach us valuable lessons about a service that has little to do with hea...
Recent events in Texas and elsewhere in the US are reminding us that our existing energy system infrastructure and operating structures are increasingly being challenged by severe weather...
In the event of a public health crisis or natural disaster, public buildings deliver life-saving services and capacity for temporary healthcare and other community relief operations. Publ...
Road transportation, which is responsible for around 18% of global CO2 emissions, is a critical sector in which emissions reductions must be made. A switch from fossil hydrocarbon to rene...
Cooling is the new heating. Population growth and rising incomes in countries where cooling is needed are teaming up with climate change to cause shifts in demand.
When India emerged from COVID-19 lockdown around the end of May, my company’s artificial intelligence branch received urgent calls from business leaders all over the country and beyond. T...
Our planet needs a new energy system able to sustainably provide a reliable and incessant supply of electricity. Nuclear is among the energy technologies available today with the lowest G...
There has been much discussion over the past few years about the 'energy transition'. The underlying premise is that the transition to lower and zero-carbon energy sources should be accel...
