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June 21, 2025

Upcycling Carbon Waste & Why the Ocean is Getting Darker | WEF | Top Stories Week

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This week’s top stories of the week include:

0:15 5 nations leading energy transition – The World Economic Forum’s Energy Transition Index 2025 ranks countries by how well they are progressing towards secure, equitable, and sustainable energy systems.

3:51 Start-ups upcycle carbon waste – Three innovative start-ups are proving that carbon emissions don’t have to be waste—they can be resources. These UpLink Top Innovators are transforming CO2 into materials used in daily life.

6:25 UK kids project boots fitness – Around the world, most kids don’t get enough exercise. But one initiative in Bradford, UK, shows this can be changed with the right approach.

8:05 Why the ocean is getting darker – Over the past 20 years, more than 20% of the world’s ocean has grown darker. This trend is shrinking the photic zone—the sunlit layer that supports nearly all marine life.

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June 19, 2025

What to expect from the ‘Summer Davos’ AMNC; and what the West gets wrong about China

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The Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2025 – AMNC25 – will bring together leaders from government, business and academia, along with innovators and representatives from international organizations, media and civil society.

In this special episode produced in collaboration with Caixin Global, World Economic Forum Managing Director Mirek Dusek sets the scene for the ‘Summer Davos’ in Tianjin, China. And Jen Zhu Scott, founding partner of IN. Capital, gives an insider’s view of China and its place in the world.

Co-hosted by Li Xin, managing editor of Caixin Global.
Catch up on all the action from AMNC25 at wef.ch/amnc25 and across social media using the hashtag #AMNC25.

Links:
AMNC25: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/annual-meeting-of-the-new-champions-2025/
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June 18, 2025

Getting sustainable and equitable power to the people – how’s the global energy transition going?

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The Energy Transition Index is the World Economic Forum’s annual report on global efforts to get sustainable, secure and equitable energy to all. We hear from the Forum’s Espen Mehlum, head of energy transition intelligence, and speak to two experts on energy in Africa and Latin America.

Guests:

Clarissa Lins, Founding Partner at Catavento, Brazil
Andrew Herscowitz, CEO of the Mission 300 (M300) Accelerator

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June 16, 2025

All Hands on Deck for the Energy Transition

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With the global targets of tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 fast approaching, it is critical to accelerate the implementation, build political momentum and monitor progress.

How can countries and industries close this gap and what tools are at their disposal?

This is the full audio from a session at the Annual Meeting 2025 in Davos. Watch it here: https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2025/sessions/all-hands-on-deck-for-the-energy-transition/ Episode page with transcript: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/agenda-dialogues/episodes/all-hands-on-deck-for-the-energy-transition

Speakers:

Ève Bazaiba Masudi, Minister of State, Minister of Environment, Ministry of Environment of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, European Commission

Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency

Morten Wierod ,Chief Executive Officer, ABB

Dina Ercilia Boluarte, President of Peru, Office of the President of Peru

Mirek Dušek, Managing Director, Chief Business Officer and Head of Global Programming, World Economic Forum

Gurdeep Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, NTPC

Lars Rebien Sorensen, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Novo Nordisk Foundation

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June 14, 2025

Gender Parity & Tokenization Explained | WEF | Top Stories Week

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This week’s top stories of the week include:

0:15 Gender parity: who leads the way? – Only 10 countries have closed their gender gaps by 80% or more – and Iceland, which has retained top spot for the 16th year in a row, is the only one to have surpassed the 90% mark. The Global Gender Gap Report 2025 tracks progress on #genderparity across 4 dimensions in 148 countries. Women’s inclusion at work is about more than a moral principle: it has been proven to drive economic growth.

2:41 Tokenization, explained – The traditional world of investing is getting an update, with the arrival of something called ‘tokenization’. Tokenization means creating digital representations of assets via the blockchain so they can be traded, tracked and managed more easily. The tokens are effectively ‘digital deeds’, says Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock. But what are the advantages of tokens?

4:26 How robots stopped an eco disaster – A software platform powered by AI uses the data to build a precise digital model, which can give astonishingly detailed insights into the health and integrity of vital infrastructure such as bridges and power plants, and can ultimately save lives, cut the costs and risks associated with maintenance, and reduce CO2 emissions. Jake Loosararian, Co-founder and CEO, Gecko Robotics, explains how it all works.

8:30 How one town saved its reef – From near collapse to a conservation miracle: Cabo Pulmo’s ancient reef was dying 30 years ago. Today, it’s a thriving underwater paradise fuelling wildlife and local ecotourism. How did it happen? Collaboration – between government, scientists and the local community.
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June 12, 2025

Radio Davos | Ocean: David Attenborough’s new film will transform how you see Earth

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“Once you’ve truly seen the sea, you’ll never look at Earth the same way again.”

David Attenborough has spent nearly a century on Earth, bringing the mysteries of nature to viewers around the world. In his latest film, Ocean, he shows how humans still have so much to learn about life below the waves and its vital contribution to life on land.

One of the film’s directors, the naturalist Colin Butfield, tells Radio Davos about some of the revelations in the movie and the accompanying book that he co-wrote with Attenborough.

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June 12, 2025

Global Gender Gap Report 2025

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How long will it take to achieve global gender parity? At the current pace: 123 years.

The conversation examines this year’s parity score and why, despite some progress, the world remains generations away from full gender equality. It explores the persistent gaps in women’s political and economic participation, the role of smart policy over national wealth in driving change, and the growing economic imperative to accelerate progress. The panel also reflects on what countries can learn from one another and how gender parity is becoming central to long-term growth and resilience.

Host: Stephanie Holmes, Head of Public Engagement at World Economic Forum Guests: Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director at the World Economic Forum

Sue Duke, Head of Global Public Policy at LinkedIn

Norman Loayza, Director of the Global Indicators Group at the World Bank

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June 11, 2025

The Briefing Room | Global Gender Gap Report 2025

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How long will it take to achieve global gender parity? At the current pace: 123 years.

In this episode of The Briefing Room, leaders from the World Economic Forum, LinkedIn and the World Bank come together to explore the findings from the Global Gender Gap Report 2025 — the definitive benchmark tracking gender equality across 148 economies.
Hosted by Stephanie Holmes, Head of Public Engagement at the Forum, the discussion features Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director at the World Economic Forum; Sue Duke, Head of Global Public Policy at LinkedIn; and Norman Loayza, Director of the Global Indicators Group at the World Bank.

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June 10, 2025

Opportunities of the Ocean Economy

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The ocean economy contributes over $2.5 trillion to global GDP annually and supports nearly 350 million jobs worldwide.

How can key ocean-reliant sectors like shipping, ports, food, energy and tourism drive a regenerative ocean economy that balances economic growth, social prosperity and marine conservation?

Find out more about the work of the Ocean Action Agenda, accelerating ambitious solutions for a sustainable ocean economy.

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June 10, 2025

Experts Explain | Daniel Susskind | How can we rethink growth?

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Given the overlapping crises facing the world today—widening inequality, accelerating climate change, rising political instability, and slowing progress in poverty reduction—it’s no longer enough to ask whether economies are growing. We need to ask at what costs and in what ways.

In our latest episode of Experts Explain, Oxford professor and author Daniel Susskind discusses how we found ourselves in today’s growth dilemma and why confronting today’s challenges demands a total rethink of prosperity, how we measure it and what we truly value.

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