California may surpass Germany on GDP, but there's more to the story
Nov 1, 2022 · The US state of California is projected to pass Germany to register the world's 4th-biggest economy. But that's based on GDP, a metric that's less than comprehensive. Comparing the two …
Cities make progress on air quality, and other urban transformation ...
Jun 28, 2024 · This monthly round-up brings you some of the latest news on cities and urbanization. Top city and urbanization stories: Air quality improving in some cities; Cities' spending power falling; …
These countries could become world leaders in clean hydrogen | World ...
Feb 14, 2022 · Emerging clean hydrogen economies could reshape the world’s energy and political relations, creating a new balance of power.
Businesses need 'geopolitical muscle' in a multipolar world
Jan 14, 2025 · The global world order is increasingly multipolar. Leaders must look beyond the immediate challenges and embed geopolitical thinking into corporate decisions.
Can children’s television improve school outcomes?
Jul 17, 2015 · This approach controls for fixed differences across counties and focuses on relative changes happening exactly at the time of the show’s introduction. The results of our analysis provide …
Brahimna Coulibaly - Agenda Contributor | World Economic Forum
Brahima Coulibaly, a senior fellow and director of the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution, was chief economist and head of the emerging market and developing economies group at the …
How will cities cope with increased numbers of climate migrants ...
Sep 4, 2020 · Using that data to fine-tune the model’s assumptions about extreme weather impacts, they similarly found high rates of migration to Atlanta and other southeastern counties set back from the …
Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2021 - The World Economic Forum
Apr 20, 2021 · The report highlights 10 years of progress in renewables and energy access, while stressing urgent action to address challenges in affordability, security, and inequality.
Thought water scarcity was a developing world problem only? Think …
Oct 9, 2019 · Water is not a developing-world problem. It's an everyone, everywhere problem. And it's one of the most pressing issues of our time. We all need and rely on it, and as competition for water …
How can the US reduce its prison population? | World Economic Forum
Sep 1, 2015 · Others programs, such as Measures for Justice, are creating the data needed to gauge results, while non-profits like Pew Charitable Trusts, California Forward, and Third Sector Ventures …