This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tanya Mittal, Research Associate, International Division, FICCI, Surabhi Parida India is facing an air pollution crisis.In a bid to reverse this problem, India launched the world’s first-ever market for particulate emissions.It is now looking to expand this scheme […]India hosts the world’s first-ever air pollution market. Here are the lessons learned so far
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Tanya Mittal, Research Associate, International Division, FICCI, Surabhi Parida India is facing an air pollution crisis.In a bid to reverse this problem, India launched the world’s first-ever market for particulate emissions.It is now looking to expand this scheme […]4 promising approaches to eliminating plastic pollution in Africa
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Bontu Yousuf, Specialist, National Platforms and Circular Economy, World Economic Forum The African continent faces a number of challenges to solving its plastic pollution problem despite being one of the lowest ranked in terms of global primary plastic […]Child sexual abuse online: effective measures, no mass surveillance
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. On Tuesday, the Civil Liberties Committee adopted its position on new measures to protect children online by preventing and stopping child sexual abuse. The draft Parliament position was adopted by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs with 51 votes in favour, […]EU and Neighbourhood countries commit to enhanced fisheries management control in the Mediterranean and Black Sea
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Among the main measures, the EU and neighbouring countries agreed within the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) to launch new tools to keep track of the activities of all fleets fishing in the Mediterranean and the Black Seas and sharing the various […]Why the impact economy is a top priority for Brazil
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rodrigo Sobral Rollemberg, Secretary of Green Economy, Decarbonization and Bioindustry, Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, Brazil, Gisela Maria Bernardes Solymos, Chair, Catalyst 2030 Brazil, Marcel Fukayama, Co-Founder, Sistema B Brazil, Marisol Argueta de Barillas, Head of […]Everything you need to know about AI in 2023: the 6 must-read blogs
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ewan Thomson, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Interest in generative AI exploded in 2023, with widespread speculation on its potential positive and negative consequences.The World Economic Forum’s AI Governance Summit, 13-15 November, will host 200 AI leaders to discuss […]Securing critical minerals for energy transition requires collective action
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Minerals and rare earth elements are essential in the production of clean energy technologies.There is a supply and demand gap for the critical minerals necessary for the energy transition.The Securing Minerals for the Energy Transition initiative has identified the risks and implications of this […]EU Nature restoration law: MEPs strike deal to restore 20% of EU’s land and sea
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. The new law, agreed with member states, sets a target for the EU to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas by 2030 and all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050. Late on Thursday evening, negotiators from the Parliament […]EU to support Barbados in upgrading climate resilient infrastructure for clean water under Global Gateway
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, has announced the EU’s intention to support the upgrading of Barbados’ climate-resilient infrastructure for clean water, in line with the Global Gateway investment agenda presented at the EU-CELAC Summit in July. This would be achieved through a ‘debt […]Commission welcomes agreement on EU Annual Budget 2024
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Swift agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) revision, as proposed by the Commission in June 2023, is urgently needed in order to provide the necessary resources for crucial new needs, which cannot be financed under the MFF ceilings as they currently stand. This […]EU coordinates further 6 Humanitarian Air Bridge flights for Gaza
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The EU continues to work around the clock to channel humanitarian assistance to Gaza. A further 6 EU humanitarian air bridge flights are now scheduled for the coming days. Of these, two flights from Brindisi, Italy, are scheduled to depart today and tomorrow carrying […]Here’s how technology is helping solve agriculture’s biggest issues
November 10, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Megan Gerryts, Innovation Specialist, Food and Water, World Economic Forum, Federico Ronca, Lead, Data and Digital Solutions, Food & Water, World Economic Forum, Bianca Bertaccini, Project Specialist, Protein Pathways, Better Living, World Economic Forum Technology in agriculture is […]How are CBDCs different from cryptocurrencies and stablecoin?
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sandra Waliczek, Blockchain and Digital Assets, World Economic Forum Rising numbers of countries are considering central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), but how are they different from cryptocurrencies and stablecoins?The main difference between CBDCs and cryptocurrencies is that CBDCs […]Domestic Violence and the Role of Healthcare System
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sadia Khalid, early-stage researcher (ESRs), medical writer and research engineer at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Estonia. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do […]Euro 7: MEPs support new rules to cut down pollutant emissions
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs are ready to start talks with EU governments on new rules to reduce road transport emissions for passenger cars, vans, buses and trucks. On Thursday, Parliament adopted its negotiating position on revamping EU rules for type-approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles (Euro […]Parliament wants tougher enforcement of EU sanctions against Russia
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs want more EU-level oversight and better efforts to limit Moscow’s ability to bypass the EU’s restrictive measures.In a resolution adopted on Thursday, Parliament voices its alarm over existing loopholes in the EU’s sanctions regime against Russia. While highlighting the unprecedented nature of the […]International trade: What you need to know this month
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Laura GerlIntern, Platform for Shaping the Future of Mobility, World Economic Forum 1. EU to end competition exemptions for shipping lines The shipping industry is due to lose its exemption from EU competition laws, in a move that […]The countdown is on for a UN treaty on plastic pollution to move from aspiration into action
November 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Leanne Geale, Executive Vice President, Group General Counsel, Nestlé S.A. The prospective UN Treaty on Plastic Pollution aims to establish global rules to curb the use of plastics and their leakage into the environment.Negotiators must adopt a ‘start-and-strengthen’ […]This low-carbon technology aims to become the ‘electric vehicle of cement-making’
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Pooja Chhabria, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum The growing global population and urbanization will require more construction in the coming years and decades. And as a consequence, more cement.Currently, the concrete and cement industry accounts for approximately 7% […]WHO warns of imminent health catastrophe in Gaza, and other health stories you need to know this week
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare, Member of Executive Committee, World Economic Forum 1. Imminent ‘public health catastrophe’ in Gaza, WHO says A “public health catastrophe” is imminent in Gaza, the World Health Organization (WHO) has […]Democracy’s Direst Hour: Palestine and the Survival of the West
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This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by one of our passionate writers, Mr. Alexandros K. Liakopoulos. The opinions expressed within reflect only the writer’s views and not necessarily The European Sting’s position on the issue. A child per hour dead in the Gaza concentration camp. Mass bombings followed by mass killings of civilians. Mass […]Commission decides to register four new European Citizens’ Initiatives
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission decided to register four European Citizens’ Initiatives, entitled: ‘EU Live Bus Stop Info’, ‘Trust and Freedom’, ‘“I’m Going European”: An ECI to Connect your National and European Citizenship’ and ‘Creation of a European Environment Authority’. The organisers of the ‘EU […]Commission welcomes final agreement on EU Digital Identity Wallet
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the final agreement reached today by the European Parliament and the Council of the EU at the final trilogue on the Regulation introducing European Digital Identity Wallets. This concludes the co-legislators’ work implementing the results of the provisional political agreement reached […]Climate Change and Antibiotic Resistance: A Looming Global Health Crisis
November 9, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Sadia Khalid, early-stage researcher (ESRs), medical writer and research engineer at Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech), Estonia. She is affiliated with the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writer and do […]How greater energy ambition can rescue COP28
November 8, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Ashvin Dayal, Senior Vice President, Power and Climate, The Rockefeller Foundation, Andrew Herscowitz, Executive Director for North America, ODI, Todd Moss, Founder and Executive Director, Energy for Growth Hub We need unambiguous agreement that everyone on the planet […]Microplastics are everywhere. Here’s how to curb plastic pollution
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Olga Paxson, Ph.D., Head of Think Tank, Reaction Global, Hoa Doan, Head of Impact and Sustainability, Notpla, Margaux Deguerre, Marketing Manager, Notpla Each one of us may be ingesting 5 grams of plastic a week – the equivalent […]How these emerging economies are shifting towards a low-carbon future
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Michelle Brosnahan, Senior editor, custom content, MIT Technology Review The Green Future Index 2023, published by the MIT Technology Review, ranks 76 nations and territories on their ability to develop a sustainable, low-carbon future.The results are based on […]The world’s best countries for remote working
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Victoria Masterson, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda The Global Remote Work Index 2023 ranks 108 countries on their quality as remote working destinations.Denmark, the Netherlands and Germany are the top three countries for remote working.In the World Economic Forum’s […]EU job seeker’s aid worth €2.8m for 421 dismissed workers in Belgium
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. 421 employees of the retail chain Makro Cash & Carry who lost their jobs following the company’s bankruptcy should receive €2.8 million in EU aid. On Tuesday, the Committee on Budgets approved Belgium’s request for support from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced […]EU releases €61 million in humanitarian aid for people in Afghanistan and Afghan refugees in Pakistan
November 8, 2023 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. As the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan continues to be of serious concern, the EU has released €61 million in humanitarian aid to address the needs of vulnerable people in the country, as well as refugees in neighbouring Pakistan. A total of €60 million are […]Commission adopts new proposal on combining transport modes for more sustainable freight
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This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today’s proposal on combined transport aims to make freight transport more sustainable by improving the competitiveness of intermodal freight – the transportation of goods using two or more transport modes – vis-à-vis road-only transport. The proposal updates the current Combined Transport Directive and completes […]Why life for millions of smallholder farmers rests on a new EU directive
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This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alan McClay, CEO, Better Cotton The ordered streets of Brussels may feel like a million miles from the cotton fields of India or the cocoa plantations of Ghana, but smallholder farmers in countries like these could stand to […]Recognition of parenthood in the EU: no discrimination against children’s rights
November 7, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs propose to limit the possibility for EU countries to refuse to recognise parenthood established in another member state based on public policy concerns. With 14 votes against 4 and no abstentions, the Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) adopted its opinion on draft legislation facilitating […]
