The headlines have been full of numbers recently, particularly as we have just passed a milestone where the 7 billionth person has now joined the world’s population (give or take
ContinueFlying has always been a passionate interest with members of my family and I must admit I have enjoyed airshows myself, even if not the main instigator of visits. However,
ContinueUnder the shadow of the sobering anniversary of 25 years since the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, Japanese workers continue to battle to contain the recent nuclear crisis in Japan. Today,
ContinueNow the world’s second largest economy, a critical geopolitical player, home to the largest population on earth and the world’s largest consumer of raw materials, how China charts its future
ContinueFood security is making the headlines again. On Thursday the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) Food Price Index showed global food prices at the highest level since records began
ContinueLook out for our January 2011 GT Briefing, which gives you a single source to find some of the more interesting and important trend forecasts and predictions for 2011. There’s
ContinueWriting from the shores of Lake Geneva, the snow has come down to lake level early this year, bringing to mind scientists’ recent suggestions that melting polar ice would lead
ContinueLast month the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) published its annual Living Planet Report. In these reports, the scariest figure is always how many “Earths” the human population is consuming in
ContinueA global garbage crisis is looming – it is time to rethink our production and consumption habits worldwide. Last year, driving in a heavy rain storm over the hills of
ContinueHow many of you wait eagerly for Nobel Prize announcements? How many of you think about their impact on our lives and work? Honestly? I have to confess, I am
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