European Green Deal: ambitious new law agreed to deploy sufficient alternative fuels infrastructure  

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council to boost the number of publicly accessible electric recharging and hydrogen refuelling stations in particular across the European Union’s main transport corridors and hubs. This is a landmark agreement that […]

In Africa’s free trade area, investment in pharmaceuticals means impact and profit

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Landry Signé, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development Program, Brookings Institution, Chido Munyati, Head of Regional Agenda, Africa, World Economic Forum The COVID-19 pandemic brushed away any doubt as to the importance of functioning and productive pharmaceutical industries. Countries […]

The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act, explained

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Spencer Feingold, Digital Editor, World Economic Forum The European Union (EU) is considering a new legal framework that aims to significantly bolster regulations on the development and use of artificial intelligence. The proposed legislation, the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, […]

Making the local global: how cities can have a positive impact on the climate

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jennifer Lenhart, Global lead, WWF Cities The IPCC’s latest findings highlight the role of cities in climate change action.There is a missing link between global climate goals and local action in cities.Cities need greater support to find sustainable solutions […]

How to fix America’s broken housing market

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Bruce Katz, Director, Nowak Metro Finance Lab, Ben Preis, Research Fellow, Nowak Metro Finance Lab A new report shows that homes bought by investors off-market are, on average, sold for half the value than when listed on the market, […]

Let’s talk about ‘regenerative business’ not sustainability

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Oliver Dudok van Heel, Global Sustainability Director, Kearney In recent years, a significant change has occurred in how companies view sustainability and the actions required to deliver this. Whereas previously, environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) was considered by […]

Industry strategy: 5 inflexion points for ‘chief strategy officers’ to know about

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Olivier Woeffray, Practice Lead, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum Disruptions and developments that suddenly affect us often brew on the periphery, or under the surface, well before they break through. These inflexion points – the moment when those trends […]

How competitive is your region? Commission publishes the Regional Competitiveness Index

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today the Commission has published the Regional Competitiveness Index (RCI), a fully revised version of a now long-established tool that measures different competitiveness dimensions for all EU regions. The fully revised RCI 2.0 shows that there are still large differences between EU regions, but […]

Fit for 55: deal on charging and fuelling stations for alternative fuels

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs and the Swedish Presidency of the Council agreed on mandatory national targets for the deployment of infrastructure for alternative fuels for cars and trucks. A provisional agreement was reached on Tuesday between Parliament and Council negotiators that updates EU rules on infrastructure for […]

Why we can’t meet the SDGs without ending the digital divide

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Christopher Worman, Co-Founder, Chief Partnership and Strategy Officer, Connect Humanity On 1 January 2016, the world’s nations put forward a to-do list of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to create a fairer, healthier, more sustainable world by 2030. It […]

UN 2023 Water Conference: 3 ways to speed progress for water by 2030

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Rob Hope, Director of the Water Security Initiative at the School of Geography and the Environment and Director of the Water Programme. , Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford The second ever global water conference […]

Polar regions are our insurance policy against runaway climate change. Here’s why

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Gail Whiteman, Professor of Sustainability, University of Exeter Business School, University of Exeter This week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its latest synthesis of climate science. It restated that we are well on the path to […]

Space: Commission invites the industry to submit proposals to deploy the new EU secure connectivity satellite constellation, IRIS²

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission launches an invitation to tender to procure a concession contract to implement the EU satellite constellation called IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite). The public-private partnership between the Commission and the private sector will ensure common investment into the […]

How cities can encourage EV adoption

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Andreas Nienhaus, Co-lead the Oliver Wyman Forum’s Mobility Initiative and Partner, Oliver Wyman, Fabian Brandt, Co-lead the Oliver Wyman Forum’s Mobility Initiative and Partner, Oliver Wyman Electric vehicle (EV) sales jumped by more than 60% globally in 2022, hitting […]

Representation matters, but it’s knowledge input that really matters

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Alice Bell, Integrity Director, Deloitte, Professor Deen Sanders OAM, Integrity Lead and Indigenous Leader, Deloitte, David Sangokoya, Head of Civil Society Impact, World Economic Forum The standard view of good governance and representation is that there should be representation […]

Climate change: 5 charts from the IPCC report that show why every increment of warming matters

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Climate change has already had a substantial impact on humans and the planet. And every increment of global warming we cause will have a profound effect on future generations. The latest Intergovernmental Panel […]

Why brands must make reusable packaging a commercial priority

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Matt Kennedy, Founder & CEO, Again To truly scale reusable packaging, it must compete with single-use packaging on cost.The macroeconomics of the reusable packaging industry are changing wildly, it could be cheaper than single-use by 2024.The adoption of reusable […]

Metsola to European Council: We are strongest when we act together

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. We need to strengthen our solidarity with Ukraine, and boost Europe’s investments and competitiveness”, said European Parliament President Roberta Metsola at the European Council. On Ukraine: “We must keep pushing for solidarity with Ukraine – in political, economic, humanitarian and military terms. We need […]

MEPs back an improved single work and residence permit for non-EU nationals

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs backed on Thursday draft EU legislation to issue work and residence permits more quickly for nationals of third countries and to improve their rights With 47 votes in favour, 13 against, and no abstentions, the Civil Liberties Committee adopted a report updating the […]

Updated Ukraine Recovery and Reconstruction Needs Assessment

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. A new joint assessment released today by the Government of Ukraine, the World Bank Group, the European Commission, and the United Nations, estimates that the cost of reconstruction and recovery in Ukraine has grown to US $411 billion (equivalent of €383 billion). The estimate […]

Medical students as Simulation educators and methods of training them

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Shinjan Shoilee, a third-year medical student, at Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s […]

Rising bottled water use signals threat to UN water goal, and other environment stories you need to read this week

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Johnny Wood, Writer, Forum Agenda 1. Rising bottled water use signals safe drinking water goal is under threat, says UN think tank Surging global bottled water consumption reflects the failure by governments to improve public water supplies, which […]

Three steps towards building the climate tech talent pool

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Jamil Wyne, Founder , Climate Tech Bootcamp, Abrar Chaudhury, Research Fellow, University of Oxford Saïd Business School Recent articles have opined that the slew of layoffs from large tech firms could help channel more talent into jobs that leverage […]

H5N1 bird flu: What you need to know about the latest outbreak

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda Health agencies worldwide have been put on alert by the worst-ever outbreak of avian influenza, which has spread to other species and, in rare cases, also infected humans. The virus, deadly to birds, […]

How flexible transport helped save lives and provide support in Ukraine

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Shin-pei Tsay, Director, Policy for Cities and Transportation, Uber Technologies, Abhinav Bahl, Senior Manager, Global Social Impact & Community Engagement, Uber When Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, no one knew what would happen next. […]

Our relationship with water is political, says this climate scientist

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Charlotte Edmond, Senior Writer, Forum Agenda “The exercise of managing water is ultimately an exercise of power. Somebody needs to build something somewhere in somebody’s backyard to control and manage water resources. And [with that] some will benefit and […]

The US launches National Cybersecurity Strategy and other cybersecurity news to know this month

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Akshay Joshi, Head of Industry and Partnerships, Centre for Cybersecurity, World Economic Forum 1. Biden announces national cybersecurity strategy The White House has announced a new cybersecurity strategy in the latest effort by the US government to bolster its […]

World Water Day: Joint Statement by the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell and Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, on the occasion of World Water Day and the UN Water Conference, we call for a bold global water action to protect the global sources and supply of water.  Now more than ever, the world is facing a water stress crisis due to […]

Fit for 55: deal on new EU rules for cleaner maritime fuels

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Parliament and Council reached a deal on cleaner maritime fuels, asking to cut ship emissions by 2% as of 2025 and by 80% as of 2050, to help the EU become climate neutral. A provisional agreement reached on early Thursday morning between the European […]

European Citizens’ Initiative: Commission decides to register initiative that calls for better protection of horses

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the European Commission decided to register a European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) entitled ‘End The Horse Slaughter Age’. The organisers of the initiative call on the Commission to propose a law banning the slaughter of horses, including also their breeding and export for the […]

Medical students: Youth with the immense capability of improving the medical education system

This article was exclusively written for The European Sting by Ms. Rajvi Chaudhary, a graduate of Medical College Baroda and SSG Hospital, India. She is affiliated to the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA), cordial partner of The Sting. The opinions expressed in this piece belong strictly to the writers and do not necessarily reflect IFMSA’s […]

Education in Emergencies: EU and UNICEF call for increased commitments to invest in safe and quality education for children in crisis

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Growing levels of displacement and protracted conflicts are having a severe impact on children and youth worldwide, with an estimated 222 million school-aged children and adolescents in need of education. This figure includes 78 million who are out of school. Given this, the European […]