Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
China is both the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide and the largest installer of renewable energy. While coal still powers close to 60% of the country’s electricity, China also controls 80% of the global solar panel supply chain and aims to build 150 new nuclear reactors by 2035.
What is China’s energy system trajectory?
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
The Independent Commission on Adult Social Care, led by Baroness Louise Casey, was launched on 29 April 2025. The Commission is expected make clear recommendations to define and build the adult social care system that will meet the current and future needs of the population. Split over two phases, the Commission will set out a vision for adult social care, with recommended measures and a roadmap for delivery. The Committee will question Baroness Casey on her findings and progress of the Commission. It will also be an opportunity to question Minister Kinnock on social care reform and other topical questions in social care.
Witnesses:
Baroness Louise Casey – Chair at Independent Commission on Adult Social Care
Emily Roche – Director of Adult Social Care Workforce & Policy at Department of Health and Social Care
Ben Dyson – Director for Adult Social Care Strategy & Reform at Department of Health and Social Care
Stephen Kinnock MP – Minister of State for Care at Department of Health and Social Care
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27614/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
MPs on the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee take evidence for their inquiry into neuroscience and digital childhoods.
Witnesses:
Ravi Iyer – Managing Director of the Psychology of Technology Institute at University of Southern California
Damon de Ionno – Managing Director at Revealing Reality
Bernadka Dubicka – Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at University of York, and Consultant Psychiatrist at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
https://committees.parliament.uk/event/27600
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
A Special Address by Kim Minseok, Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
As human life constantly evolves, the organisms that instigate the ebb and flow of infectious diseases follow in tandem, reflecting how societies inhabit, adapt to the environment and coexist.
What does research on the circular relationship between humans and pathogens reveal about what’s at stake if preventions and treatments don’t scale and become equitably accessible, and if diverse perspectives and ways of thinking are not embedded in the innovations?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Global foreign direct investment rebounded by 14% to $1.6 trillion in 2025, yet the gains remained heavily concentrated in advanced economies, widening the gap with the emerging markets expected to drive the majority of growth in the coming decades. Young populations, rapid digital adoption and expanding consumer bases give emerging economies significant structural advantages, but capital, technology and industrial capacity continue to flow elsewhere.
As competitiveness gaps widen, what is separating the front-runners from the laggards, and where will the next engines of growth emerge?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Given the Asia-Pacific region’s outsized role in driving global growth, multistakeholder cooperation to enhance regional integration is critical to improving quality of life for hundreds of millions of people. APEC and ASEAN share common goals and sufficient institutional architecture to amplify each other’s distinct offerings.
How can both regional architectures increase strategic coordination to strengthen their joint contribution to global stability and prosperity?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
"We ain’t seen nothing yet."
Historian @adam_tooze on why this moment in the world economy is genuinely unprecedented – and why that’s exactly what makes it fascinating.
Ideas on the Move | Dalian 🇨🇳 #AMNC26
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Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
Biosolutions refer to radically modernized biological and chemical processes: leveraging AI and scientific innovation to make concrete grow, turn CO2 emissions into fertiliser, enhance food security and solve critical supply chain problems.
The potential is vast. But what will it take for biomanufacturing to achieve cost-competitive, global scale?
Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
In recent years, investment in clean energy has surpassed investments in fossil fuel supply, signalling a shift in how markets respond to climate risk.
With capital flowing into renewables, electrification and industrial decarbonization, what will determine whether it delivers a credible climate response?
