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Traditional risks return to the top of annual WEF list
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Traditional risks return to the top of annual WEF list

January 20, 2023 Jouko Ahvenainen 0

The WEF has issued its annual report on the world’s top short/long-term risks. Here’s what’s on the list and why you should care (especially about geopolitics). Read more…

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Tuvalu seeks survival in the metaverse as sea levels rise

November 16, 2022 News Centre 0

Tuvalu plans to build a digital version of itself, replicating its history and culture as rising sea levels threaten to submerge the tiny Pacific island nation. Read more…

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NFTs have a future in the metaverse, but it’s still risky

August 24, 2022 John C. Tanner 0

NFTs transactions will keep rising in number over the next five years. But the market remains a risky proposition for anyone who wants to play. Read more…

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IFC bets on blockchain to kickstart carbon offset trades

August 18, 2022 News Centre 0

World Bank’s IFC partners with Aspiration, Chia Network and Cultivo to launch the Carbon Opportunities Fund, which will provide carbon offsets on blockchain. Read more…

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Climeworks starts building an even bigger plant to suck CO2 out of the air

June 28, 2022 News Centre 0

Climeworks aims to build the world’s biggest DAC plant (again) to capture CO2 from the air and deposit it underground. Read more…

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Scientists are getting better at predicting climate-change disasters

March 1, 2022 News Centre 0

Warning systems are becoming increasingly essential as climate change puts food security at increasing risk, but more action is needed. Read more…

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Give people the data they need to shift to sustainable lifestyles

February 24, 2022 Jouko Ahvenainen 0

Fighting climate change requires people to adopt sustainable lifestyles – data can show them that their actions are making a difference. Read more…

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Local and personal data are crucial to fight climate change

February 4, 2022 Jouko Ahvenainen 0

Data is a crucial component to research climate and nature, but we also need micro-level data to make people’s lives more sustainable. Read more…

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Are EVs really eco-friendly? Depends on where and when you charge them

November 10, 2021 News Centre 0

The impact of electric vehicles (EVs) on climate change varies from nation to nation; in some places they pollute more than regular cars. Read more…

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What do diamonds, sunglasses, concrete have to do with climate change?

October 4, 2021 News Centre 0

What do diamonds, sunglasses, high-end lululemon sportswear and concrete have to do with climate change? They can all be made using CO2! Read more…

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Australia plans to tackle climate change with technology

May 22, 2020 News Centre 0

Australia’s conservative government has released a fresh plan to tackle climate change, using gas, hydrogen, batteries and carbon capture. Read more…

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Old ships’ logbooks give scientists insight into climate change

April 16, 2020 News Centre 0

(Reuters) – An eccentric group of citizen-scientists called Old Weather has transcribed millions of observations from long-forgotten logbooks of ships, many from the great era of Arctic exploration. As the polar regions grow ever warmer, Read more…

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COVID-19 and the future – massive social and economic experiment

March 20, 2020 Alex Leslie 2

It is perhaps premature to think about COVID-19 and the future, about what the virus’ legacy might be. But there are positives emerging. Read more…

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Here’s your future: AI disasters and the end of capitalism

December 24, 2019 John C. Tanner 0

You want end-of-year predictions? Here’s two to chew on: in 2020 at least one telco will be embarrassed by AI, and in 2030, capitalism will be kinda dead. Read more…

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The Universe is really weird but it may not matter (to us)

November 15, 2019 Alex Leslie 0

The problem with humans is that we have one point of observation and perspective. This is really important as we try and figure the vastness of the Universe. Read more…

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Cellcos need a climate change plan – GSMA just gave them one

September 19, 2019 John C. Tanner 0

The GSMA’s climate change action plan includes transparency and a go-at-you-own-pace ‘decarbonisation pathway’. Will it work? Who knows? Read more…

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Friday Futures: Us, galactic collisions and Iron Man flies

June 21, 2019 Alex Leslie 0

This week: We live in the remnants of a galactic collisions; Queen of Shitty Robots; climate change and poison; parasites in the brain; Iron Man suit that flies. Read more…

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Satellites and AI could track carbon emissions in real time

May 14, 2019 John C. Tanner 0

ITEM: A non-profit AI firm has revealed plans to combine AI with satellite imagery to track carbon emissions from every power plant on Earth in real time – and it could be a game changer Read more…

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Why are VCs ignoring climate change tech start-ups?

May 10, 2019 John C. Tanner 0

Dozens of start-ups aim to fight climate change with carbon removal tech, but Silicon Valley VCs would rather fund the usual software and blockchain boffins. Read more…

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Friday Futures: giant thunderstorms, giant squid and fusion

December 7, 2018 Alex Leslie 0

Welcome to Friday Futures, our weekly guide to the latest visions of The Future from around the web. This week: mega thunderstorms; giant squid chasing; thinnest ever paper; fusion power; climate change and a total eclipse. Read more…

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