US President Barack Obama took cognisance of developments by unveiling his Clean Power Plan – solar and wind energy – and attacks its “dirty” alternative of coal. The expensive, outdated and dangerous alternative of nuclear didn’t even get a mention.
Smuggling of ivory, gold and timber worth over a billion dollars a year is fuelling war by funding dozens of rebel groups in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Simplified and summarised for your reading ease, this article presents a concise breakdown of Budget 2015’s winners and losers.
The term of office of the current NPC will come to an end in May. Minister Radebe will soon call for nominations for the new National Planning Commission
In the coming years, a very important issue for Africa will be the adaptation to climate change, warns Michel Jarraud, the secretary-general of WMO
Branson told Reuters in an interview the lofty goal – one of the options for a long-term climate goal being considered for the Paris draft negotiating text – is “doable” with private sector help.
There are downsides to living in an economic miracle, not least of them being poisoned by the air.
The resulting insights, gathered with the help of the Survey on the Global Agenda, ultimately generate the Top 10 trends – a forecast of the key social, economic and political issues that reside on our collective horizon.
PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) dismissed as a “stunt” a social-media video posted by environmental activists challenging the snack maker’s reliance on palm oil in Doritos
World Economic Forum director Martina Larkin talks to Biznews.com’s Alec Hogg about what’s on the agenda for Davos 2015 – the “can’t miss” topics and the role that 80 Global Agenda Councils play in getting key issues identified.