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March 2022 crude steel production

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 161.0 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2022, a 5.8% decrease compared to March 2021. Crude steel production by region Global crude steel production was 456.6 Mt in the first three months of 2022, down by 6.8% compared to the …

Global Coordination Could Unlock more Efficient Trade, New TradeTech Report Reveals

TradeTech, the set of technologies that enables global trade and its digitalization, is critical for trade and supply chain resilience and economic recovery World Economic Forum and World Trade Organization (WTO) publish joint report – The promise of TradeTech: Policy approaches to harness trade digitalization – to reveal five policy frontiers and how global coordination could …

How to build a better wind farm

Washington, DCLocation, location, locationwhenit comes to the placement of wind turbines, the old real estate adage applies, according to new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by Carnegies Enrico Antonini and Ken Caldeira. Turbines convert the winds kinetic energy into electrical energy as they turn. However, the very act of installing …

What is a ‘vaccine passport’ and will you need one the next time you travel?

By Arnaud Bernaert, Head of Heath and Healthcare, World Economic Forum   Key points:  A “vaccine passport” or “e-vaccination certification of compliance for border crossing regulations” could be required to enable seamless border-crossing Rather than building a set of rules that would be left to the interpretation of member states or private-sector operators like cruises, airlines or …

IFAD’s fight against rural poverty and hunger highlighted at One Planet Summit, as President Macron calls on others to step up their commitment

Rome, 14 January 2021 – In a move to sustainably address rising hunger and poverty, exacerbated by COVID-19, climate change and biodiversity loss, French President Emmanuel Macron called on global leaders to step up their commitments in support of long-term agricultural development. “Climate change, biodiversity and food are all correlated. Agriculture is key,” said President …