Radio Davos

What are the breakthrough technologies that will transform our world in the next few years? Scientific American and the World Economic Forum present their annual top-ten emerging tech report. The two people who led the work - Mariette DiChristina , Dean of the College of Communication at Boston University, and  Bernie Meyerson , Chief Innovation Officer Emeritus at IBM - talk to Radio Davos host R...

The main greenhouse gas causing climate change is carbon dioxide - a colourless, odourless gas that is otherwise harmless to our health. But emissions of CO2 are often accompanied by other, toxic gases. So can we tackle air pollution - which kills 7 million people a year around the world - at the same time as we fight climate change? We hear from three cities - Buenos Aires, London and Singapore,...

The destruction of the natural world is the 'other' global environmental crisis, but it is entwined with climate change. Global warming is the number-one cause of that destruction, and the loss of forests and other 'carbon sinks' is increasing the pace of climate change. At COP26, world leaders agreed to  halt and reverse deforestation and land degradation by the end of the decade, pledging  $19 b...

US climate envoy John Kerry and World Economic Forum President Brende Borge launched an initiative at COP26 to bring big companies and customers together to build demand for green products that require major investment and innovation. This episode has some highlights from the event which can be seen in full here:  https://www.weforum.org/events/forum-cop26-live-2021/sessions/first-movers-coalition...

As COP26 opens, Radio Davos hears from a journalist who has covered dozens of UN climate gatherings and has reported on how global warming is affecting the remotest corners of the world. Alister Doyle's book The Great Melt: Accounts from the Frontline of Climate Change takes us from a dangerously melting ice sheet in the Antarctic to a town high in the Andes threatened by floods from glacial meltw...

What is COP26, why is it important, and what should we expect? With guest co-host Gideon Lichfield, the global editor in chief of Wired, we look at the key issues at the Glasgow climate summit where world leaders need to show how we can achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and avert climate catastrophe. Includes an interview with veteran climate campaigner Jennifer Morgan, the Greenpeace chie...

In this COP26 special, we look at the immense challenge of making energy carbon-neutral. As the International Energy Agency records a surge in coal use and record jump in greenhouse gas emissions, its head, Fatih Birol, tells us what he wants from the climate summit. And the CEO of UK electricity market disruptor Octopus Energy says data will be the key to switching to renewables. Plus a view on C...

Food accounts for one-third of greenhouse gas emissions, so how can we make it sustainable? We talk to the author of Eating to Extinction about the risks of relying on a handful of food types, and learn how restaurants could play a big role in getting us to eat our greens. Guests: Dan Saladino, author of Eating to Extinction; Michael Oshman, founder and CEO of the Green Restaurants Association.

Ahead of the COP26 climate summit, endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh takes us into icy - but warming - Arctic waters; UN envoy Peter Thomson calls on world leaders to act urgently to protect the ocean. And we head to the swamps of Colombia to find out  why coastal ecosystems - mangroves, seagrasses and saltmarshes - are powerful allies in the fight against global warming.

Despite the pandemic forcing a rapid digitalization of the economy, 3.7 billion people in the world still do not have internet access. Business and government leaders from around the world meet to discuss how to change this.  Panellists: Paula Ingabire, Minister of Information and communications technology and Innovation of Rwanda Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intellig...

Can we avoid climate catastrophe? Salesforce 'futurist' Peter Schwartz sets out three main scenarios for the future of humanity. And US climate envoy John Kerry pops in during his travels to drum up support for climate action ahead of the Glasgow summit.

US climate envoy John Kerry joins an in-person panel at the World Economic Forum to discuss how companies can lead the way in cutting greenhouse gas emissions. The leaders of the world's biggest shipping and cement companies, Maersk and Holcim, tell us what they are doing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the world gathers for the COP26 climate summit, the weekly Radio Davos podcast looks for solutions to the crisis in areas such as energy, the ocean, forests and cities. Subscribe:  https://pod.link/1504682164

As UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson called on members of the United Nations to take climate action ahead of the November climate summit COP26, leaders from business, civil society and government met online at SDIS21. We get a flavour of the action.

From the Sustainable Development Impact Summit, SDIS21, World Economic Forum President Borge Brende hosts a panel discussion looking at how the world can build a sustainable economy as we recover from the pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We take a preview of the Sustainable Development Impact Summit where business leaders will start to set out their stalls for the climate conference in November.

The president of the European Central Bank, ranked the world's second most powerful woman by Forbes, chats with World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab about what the world needs to do to fully recover from the pandemic; the role of finance in fighting climate change; and why cryptocurrencies aren't actually currencies at all.

COVID has presented huge challenges to healthcare, education and poverty reduction in India. We speak to the 'social entrepreneurs' working in the community to help people survive the pandemic.

With women's jobs close to twice as likely to be cut during this recession as those held by men, the pandemic has set the world back 36 years in its quest to achieve global gender parity. A panel of world leaders explore innovative methods to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on women and ensure a more inclusive and prosperous global economy. Panellists: Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General,...

As many in the northern hemisphere head to the beach, we dispel the 'Jaws' myths and find out why sharks are vital to the ocean and the planet. And Dutch musician Don Diablo drops a summer hit that will help re-forest parts of Africa. With:  Andy Cornish, Global Shark & Ray Conservation Programme Leader at WWF Don Diablo, musician  Wessel van Eeden,  Marketing and Communications Director at  Justd...

Racist reactions at Euro 2020, possible protests at the Tokyo Games, in this episode we ask whether sport unites us, or reveals the deepest and darkest divisions in society. Interviews: Business psychologist John Amaechi; sociology professor and author on racism and sport, Lori L. Martin; Olympic and Tour de France cyclist Nic Dlamini

What lessons can we learn from the pandemic to make our health systems more resilient to future shocks? Speakers: Helen Clark, former New Zealand Prime Minister who co-chairs the  Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response ; Matt Hancock, former UK Secretary of State for health; Michael Froman, Strategic Growth and Vice Chairman of MasterCard; Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospi...

'Doomscrolling' - getting lost in a social media rabbit hole of bad news - became a thing during the pandemic. We talk to a psychologist about what it is and how to beat it, and we learn how to get the rest we need, that sleep cannot deliver.

On just one day in May, two US oil majors suffered a rebellion by shareholders who demanded action on climate change and a Dutch court ordered Shell to cut its greenhouse gas emissions. But was it a one-off, or are we seeing the battle for climate action move increasingly to the courts? And as some governments seek to embed the price of carbon into the products we buy, this former World Trade Orga...

Former US vice president Al Gore joins World Economic Forum President Børge Brende and a panel of other high-level guests to look at climate change in a pivotal year for governments, policy makers and the global economy. This podcast is the audio from a World Economic Forum Agenda Dialogues event, edited for clarity. You can watch a complete version  here . Speakers: Al Gore, former vice president...