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Traditional risks return to the top of annual WEF list
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
(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
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
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)
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
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
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
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?
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
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…