Could cities hold the key to accelerating net-zero progress?
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 15, 2022
At COP26 last year, businesses and governments came together to pledge their commitment to net-zero and most organizations recognize that having sustainability policies in place is almost non-negotiable
Think tech globalisation is risky? Millions of developers disagree
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 15, 2022
In the two years since the start of the pandemic, it’s become abundantly clear that COVID-19 exposed the need for collaborative research to be widely and globally accessible
Can closing the cybersecurity skills gap change the world?
By: EBR | Monday, March 14, 2022
Digital infrastructure supports almost every aspect of our lives, from healthcare and banking to energy
Escaping the Survival Trap
By: EBR | Monday, March 14, 2022
Why expanding your network is crucial for long-term creative success
Upskill for green jobs of the future
By: EBR | Monday, March 14, 2022
Green jobs - jobs that need green skills - are found in a wide range of sectors, from healthcare to construction
Mass starvation, extinctions, disasters: The new IPCC report’s grim predictions, and why adaptation efforts are falling behind
By: EBR | Friday, March 11, 2022
A new report warns that children under 12 will experience a fourfold increase in natural disasters in their lifetime
What impact will the EU Data Act have on the digital economy?
By: EBR | Thursday, March 10, 2022
On 23 February, the European Commission proposed the first draft of its new Data Act. It is mainly intended to ensure fairness in the allocation of value from data among actors in the digital economy and to foster data-sharing across sectors
Machine learning is giving manufacturing a much-needed boost - here’s how
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Which companies deploy machine intelligence (MI) and data analytics successfully for manufacturing and operations? Why are those leading adopters so far ahead — and what can others learn from them?
This is how to ensure sustainable alternatives to plastic
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time, with marine plastics being the most recognizable problem linked to the use of plastic
These are the zero-emission fuels to decarbonize the shipping industry
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 8, 2022
For shipping to decarbonize, fuels need to decarbonize. In order to be on track for full decarbonization by 2050, 5% of shipping fuels must be decarbonized by 2030
Why an international treaty for the high seas is crucial to biodiversity
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 8, 2022
The high seas are largely unexplored, vastly deep, and teeming with marine life. Yet, there are outside of any country’s jurisdiction
15 strategies helping to close the gender gap around the world
By: EBR | Friday, March 4, 2022
There is still a huge amount of work to do to achieve gender equality around the world
We need to invest in infrastructure for electric vehicles: here’s why
By: EBR | Wednesday, March 2, 2022
The market in electric vehicles (EVs) is growing fast – but not fast enough to prevent further serious climate damage
‘Tech for Good’ Needs a ‘Good Tech’ Approach
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Technology has always been a double-edged sword. While it’s been a major force for progress, it has also been abused and caused harm
Addressing gender inequalities crucial to closing digital gaps, say Commission officials
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Efforts to address the gender imbalances in the tech sector will be fruitless without action to close the gender pay gap more generally, the European Commission’s former deputy director-general for communication has said
Net zero: the risks and benefits for companies pledging to save the climate
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Corporate net-zero pledges are gaining momentum, but limitations in net-zero’s design and implementation reduce impact and jeopardize progress
Plastic pollution: Why we urgently need a comprehensive global treaty
By: EBR | Monday, February 28, 2022
As the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) hosted by the UN Environment Programme opens today, the near 300 million tonnes of plastic waste – the equivalent of the weight of the entire human population – is front of mind
3 ways the circular economy is vital for the energy transition
By: EBR | Friday, February 25, 2022
The circular economy is a system which aims to get the most out of materials, keep products and materials in use and design them to be cycled back into the economy, eliminating waste
Researcher: Carbon removal technologies ‘need to be upscaled quickly’
By: EBR | Friday, February 25, 2022
As the European Commission looks at creating a certification scheme for carbon removals at the end of this year, it will need to choose which methods to prioritise with a view to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050
Germany and the Battle Over Political Correctness
By: EBR | Thursday, February 24, 2022
Today’s world, today’s challenges and today’s politics cry out for media commentators to make careful distinctions
By: N. Peter Kramer
