Is EU Serious About Defense?
By: EBR | Monday, June 6, 2022
Russia’s war in Ukraine has created a new sense of urgency for Europe to invest in defense. While NATO remains the main collective defense organization, the EU should build capabilities to complement its efforts
As climate fears mount, people choose to relocate
By: EBR | Thursday, June 2, 2022
As climate change effects such as heat waves, wildfires, floods and droughts, continue to worsen, increasing numbers of Americans are considering relocating to less vulnerable parts of the country
Here’s why countries must cooperate on carbon prices
By: EBR | Thursday, June 2, 2022
Countries should cooperate to introduce an international carbon price floor (ICPF) to limit global warming below 2 degrees Celsius, the IMF says
Reality check: How’s the transition to regenerative agriculture going?
By: EBR | Thursday, June 2, 2022
Regenerative agriculture is all the rage for large food companies. Their sustainability teams love telling me about ambitious goals of transforming hundreds of thousands of acres to regenerative stewardship and storing significant amounts of carbon in the soil
Pollution is the ‘largest existential threat’ to humans, killing 9 million each year
By: EBR | Wednesday, June 1, 2022
Pollution is currently responsible for at least 9 million premature deaths a year worldwide, accounting for one in six deaths, according to a new report
10 ways companies can help tackle the global food crisis
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 31, 2022
It’s difficult not to be downcast when you survey the global geopolitical scene in 2022. The four biblical horsemen of the apocalypse — war, famine, pestilence and death — seem to hold the reins of our collective future
At the edge of innovation: What can edge AI do for you?
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Edge artificial intelligence (AI) is decentralized computing that allows data-led decisions to be made by a device at the closest point of interaction with the user
The difficult equation of inflation
By: EBR | Monday, May 30, 2022
A controversial issue for the whole (macro and micro) economy is the forecast for the evolution of inflationary pressures affecting the daily lives of all citizens
How digital tech can turbo-charge the social economy
By: EBR | Friday, May 27, 2022
Social entrepreneurs matter now more than ever. Purpose-driven social enterprises, which measure success by the good they do rather than the profits they make, have been on the front line in reducing inequality, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
5 strategies to navigate the shifting frontiers of the energy transition
By: EBR | Thursday, May 26, 2022
Amidst economic and geopolitical volatilities the energy transition is entering an uncertain phase
CFO’s need to lead on corporate sustainability. Here’s why
By: EBR | Wednesday, May 25, 2022
We know sustainability has worth, but it’s difficult to figure out how to quantify it
Action on clean hydrogen is needed to deliver net-zero by 2050. Here’s how
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Electrification is the number one energy vector for the energy transition, forecast to account for over 50% of total final energy consumption by 2050 in a 1.5°C scenario
Why the circular economy is the business opportunity of our time
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 24, 2022
Our global economy is growing, reaching an unprecedented $94 trillion in 2021 – with rising population, urbanization and living standards
Drastic interventions in energy and responsible Εntrepreneurship
By: EBR | Monday, May 23, 2022
2022 is a particularly strange and sufficiently predictable year as it accumulates
How the wind industry can weather the storm of rising costs
By: EBR | Monday, May 23, 2022
Since the International Energy Agency (IEA) announced the Net Zero by 2050 target in May 2021, many governments and organizations have pledged to achieve zero emissions in the coming decades
3 ways to fix global trade and drive economic recovery
By: EBR | Friday, May 20, 2022
If the modern world ever needed economic recovery, it is now. After more than two years of a devastating pandemic and the global economic shockwaves triggered by the return of war to Europe, the growth prospects of the world’s economy have become uncertain once again
How we reach zero-carbon energy independence
By: EBR | Thursday, May 19, 2022
Around kitchen tables, trading desks and boardrooms, people around the world are reexamining the way forward on energy
This is how to counter the global digital divide
By: EBR | Thursday, May 19, 2022
Countering the global digital divide is an increasingly urgent imperative because several essential aspects of everyday life – including banking, health care, education, media, communications and even identity – depend on access to digital tools and technologies
Renewable energy is expected to make a record rise in 2022
By: EBR | Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Rising concerns over energy security and climate change will galvanize record new capacity to generate renewable power in 2022, the International Energy Agency (IEA) forecast on 11 May
Why mobility matters when it comes to social inclusion
By: EBR | Wednesday, May 18, 2022
One of the greatest challenges facing cities today is keeping people moving. Research shows that when roadways provide a high level of mobility, then there is a general advance in prosperity and social inclusion
By: N. Peter Kramer
