Mega discusses the societal, technological and environmental megatrends investors can't afford to ignore. RT ≠ Endorsement.
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Rare earth elements are essential to much of today's tech. But mining and processing them brings environmental and geopolitical challenges. spkl.io/60134V2Ix
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Life expectancy has been rising across the world for some time. How might the economy be affected? Not in the way you might think. ow.ly/s5vK50EaRzA
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The world has lost one-third of its forest since the last great ice age.
That’s an area twice the size of the USA.
But ending deforestation is not beyond our reach.
Our latest article: ourworldindata.org/world-los…
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Well spoken Sandro - so many important points covered in just five and a half minutes. 👍
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Age of extinction: the race to save the planet. In this feature in @megaonline, produced by @PictetAM, SRC's Tim DuBois reflects on how human activity is threatening the delicate balance between the climate and biosphere - buff.ly/3d56ojS #ClimateChange #biodiversity
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We teamed up with @Kurz_Gesagt to make a video about the COVID-19 pandemic.
In less than 4 days more than 13 million people have seen it.
ourworldindata.org/kurzgesag…
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The world’s brightest minds collaborate in a 72h non-profit online #hackathon to fight the COVID-19 crisis. The first edition starts March 27, 5pm CET. Sign up until Friday, March 27, 4pm to participate! #coronavirus codevscovid19.org/
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"The 2019/2020 winter has been the warmest on record for Europe, with average temperatures 1.4C above the previous high of 2015/2016 [...] This made 2019/20 by far the warmest European winter in the data records from 1979 on which the service's climate bulletins are based."
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This new, high-precision method for #3Dprinting small and soft objects in less than 30 seconds from start to finish has potential applications in a wide range of fields, including 3D bioprinting @LAPD_EPFL fal.cn/36xTZ
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Drax puts plans to build Europe's largest gas plant on hold following the launch of our legal challenge against the UK gov on climate grounds: ft.com/content/a61e5198-429b…
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#ItsPossible: With a rapid uptake of #renewableenergy, carbon dioxide emissions can be about 70% lower than today by 2050. @IRENA outlines why accelerating the uptake of #renewables is key to a climate-safe future. bit.ly/2Sgupec #Renewables4Climate #ClimateAction
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The world invested almost $2 trillion in #energy last year. These 3 charts show where it went wef.ch/2WYQzmH #environment
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Do you know the water footprint of you food? 🥑
Watch to find out more ⬇️ l #Climate #Food #WorldFoodDay
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Half a century ago the average woman in the world had 5 children.
This figure has halved since then.
But the world population is still growing. Why?
Our latest short post explains: ourworldindata.org/populatio…
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I spoke to @ManuelaBBC on @bbcworldservice about the problem of plastic pollution, where it's coming from and how to solve it.
bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csy77…
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Special Report: Plastic pollution, including tiny bits known as microplastic, permeate the environment, posing a threat to human and planetary health bit.ly/2Qj5YvS
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Around one million species are now threatened with extinction - more than ever before in human history.
New @IPBES report explores the transformative changes needed to restore & protect nature. bit.ly/2J4JVIc #IPBES7
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#UPDATE Scientists in Israel have unveiled a 3D print of a heart -- about the size of a rabbit's -- with human tissue and vessels, calling it a "first" and a "major medical breakthrough" that advances possibilities for transplants u.afp.com/JNiH
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More and more people travel. These are the UN World Tourism Organization’s estimates over the last decades: From around 25 million in 1950 to 1.2 billion tourist arrivals in a year today.
[Chart from OurWorldInData.org]
