Workers should have a say in AI implementation, says TUAC general secretary
Davos, Switzerland -- The transformation seen in the labor market brought about by green transition and new technologies has raised concerns about how AI will impact the market, said Veronica Nilsson, General Secretary of the Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD.She spoke with TRENDS on the sidelines of...
Public-private partnerships play key role in environmental finance, says EIF official
DUBAI, UAE – Public-private partnerships have the potential to play a significant role in mobilizing private financing for environmental solutions, said Merilin Horats-Beasley, Senior Climate Policy Officer at the European Investment Fund (EIF), Europe’s largest financier of venture capital and private equity.Speaking to TRENDS during The United Nations Climate Change...COP28 to help green transition in developing nations
"International reports indicate that the countries in the Middle East and North Africa region are most vulnerable to climate change risks, as 60 percent of the region's population lives in areas that suffer severely from water stress, and 20 million people could be displaced due to climate change," she adds.
Carbon neutrality strategy to propel green transition
This ambitious strategy, commissioned by the ASEAN Member States and with the support from the Australia for ASEAN Futures (AUS4ASEAN) initiative, frames the need for ASEAN to pursue carbon neutrality with utmost urgency, and in doing so unlock the huge value potential of a green transformation of the region.
Climate activists at COP27 decry West’s desire for gas in Africa
European countries have been scrambling for alternative sources of gas after the continent's former top supplier, Russia, slashed exports in apparent retaliation for Western sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February.
EU expects more GCC investors for its special program: Official
On 12th October 2021, the European Commission issued its first-ever NextGenerationEU green bond
