Universal Access to Sustainable Energy Will Remain Elusive Without Addressing Inequalities
During the last decade, a greater share of the global population gained access to electricity than ever before, but the number of people without...
Global energy investments set to recover in 2021 but remain far from a net zero pathway
Global investment in energy is set to rebound by nearly 10% in 2021 to USD 1.9 trillion, reversing most of last year’s drop caused...
6 ways to ensure a fair and inclusive economic recovery from COVID-19
As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenge now is to ensure a consistent, fair economic recovery. The World Economic Forum brought...
Investing Less than 1% of World GDP into Nature-Based Solutions Can Tackle Climate Change
A total investment of $8.1 trillion in nature is required over the next three decades to successfully tackle the climate, biodiversity, and land degradation...
Digital Transformation Core to Boosting Zimbabwe’s Economy, Improving Services
The Zimbabwe Digital Economy Diagnostic, a new report developed by the World Bank, finds that its digital financial services are the strongest foundation for...
Russia’s Economic Recovery Gathers Pace
Russia’s GDP growth is forecast at 3.2% in 2021, followed by 3.2% and 2.3% in 2022 and 2023, respectively, according to the World Bank’s...
Public Broadly Positive on Vaccines as a Personal Choice
A new study released today outlines the public discourse around vaccine confidence.
The research, conducted by the World Economic Forum and NetBase Quid, an analytics...
Pathway to critical goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 is narrow but brings huge benefits
The world has a viable pathway to building a global energy sector with net-zero emissions in 2050, but it is narrow and requires an...
Spreading the Gains from Trade More Widely
Global trade has contributed to growth and poverty reduction in the past three decades, but gains from trade can be more inclusive, the World...
New lobbying rules needed to strengthen trust
Governments need to revamp lobbying rules to make them fit for the 21st century, according to a new OECD report.
Lobbying rules need to reflect...