Batteries: deal on new EU rules for design, production and waste treatment

On Friday, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement to overhaul EU rules on batteries and take into account technological developments and future challenges. The agreed rules will cover the entire battery life cycle, from design to end-of-life and apply to all types of batteries sold in the EU: portable batteries, SLI batteries (supplying power […]

3 tech design principles to help curb digital repression

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration ofย The European Stingย with theย World Economic Forum. Author: Evรฎn Cheikosman, Project Coordinator, Data Policy, World Economic Forum & Emily Rattรฉ, Project Coordinator, World Economic Forum & Marcus Burke, Research Analyst, Media, Entertainment and Sport, World Economic Forum Activists and journalists are increasingly suppressed and silenced on […]

Why we need to make planetary health part of city design

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration ofย The European Stingย with theย World Economic Forum. Author: Tolullah Oni, Public health physician and urban epidemiologist, Clinical Senior Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town Planetary health, which links human health to that of the Earth’s natural […]

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