Category: Business

Strategies for energy and climate change
Two important global events are coming up that are widely hoped to help address what the United Nations calls the “dual challenge” – fighting climate change and ensuring that poorer countries can develop sustainably. Energy is a central theme in both. For the first time in 40 years, the U.N. General Assembly is convening a global…

Do you know how energy is made?
For scientists, energy is not really a thing and so it isn’t made of something else, in the way a house is made of bricks. Energy is more like a capacity. A capacity is an ability to do something. Energy and work Think of a musician: they have the capacity to play an instrument. A painter has the capacity to…

How a person’s daily choices has an impact on the fight to climate change
The average American’s everyday interactions with energy sources are limited. They range from turning appliances on or off, to commuting, to paying utility bills. The connections between those acts and rising global temperatures may seem distant. However, individuals hold many keys to unlocking solutions to climate change – the biggest challenge our species currently faces…

“The Importance of Healthcare: Challenges and Solutions”
Healthcare is an essential aspect of modern society, and it plays a crucial role in improving the quality of life for individuals and communities. The healthcare industry encompasses a broad range of services, including preventive care, diagnosis, treatment, and management of various diseases and illnesses. In this article, we will explore the importance of healthcare…

UK’s Digital Divide: A tremendous rise in energy bill
Across the world, energy systems are going digital. Electricity bills are more and more likely to pop up as an alert on your phone rather than popping through your letterbox. And many people now monitor their energy usage at home through smart meters that predict charges in real time.In the UK, nearly all energy companies…

Media Literacy: An important factor
If the world is going to stop deliberate or unintentional misinformation and its insidious effects, we need to radically expand and accelerate our counterattacks, particularly human-centered solutions focused on improving people’s media and information literacy. The deliberate or unintentional spread of misinformation, despite capturing widespread public attention, remains as rampant as ever, showing up recently…

Literacy at an early stage
The pandemic’s disruptions have only exacerbated many social, economic, and cultural fault lines, and so, learning recovery programs must focus on quality and equity at both the individual and systems level. As our education systems move from scrambling to adapt to school closures and distance learning towards something approaching normality, many are asking questions about how to…








