The carbon productivity challenge: Curbing climate change and sustaining economic growth.
Meeting commonly discussed greenhouse gas abatement paths by 2025 while maintaining economic growth will require a tenfold increase in “carbon productivity,” the amount of GDP produced per unit of carbon equivalents emitted.
McKinsey Global Institute (June 2008)
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Fueling sustainable development: The energy productivity solution. By choosing more energy-efficient cars and appliances, improving insulation in buildings, and selecting lower-energy-consuming lighting and production technologies, developing countries could cut their annual energy demand growth by more than half from 3.4 to 1.4 percent over the next 12 years.
McKinsey Global Institute (October 2008)
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Investing in Climate Change 2009 : Necessity and Opportunity in Turbulent Times Mark Fulton, Global Head of Climate Change Investment Research. (Oktober 2008) With the threat of recession now looming over most of the world’s major economies, can climate change investment play a role in recovery? ….
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The Next Billions: Unleashing Business Potential in Untapped Markets This report outlines business strategies for effectively engaging the BOP across all industry sectors.
World Economic Forum et al (January 2009)
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Gulf State Scenarios: GCC Countries and the World: Scenarios to 2025 World Economic Forum and The Boston Consulting Group (January 2009) The report examines three possible futures for the Gulf Cooperation Council countries. The project is the result of an 18 month research process involving over 300 experts from the Gulf countries and beyond.
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India and the World: Scenarios to 2025 World Economic Forum and The Boston Consulting Group (January 2009) The “India and the World: Scenarios to 2025” project explores the potential directions in which India may go over next 20 years. The three scenarios presented by the World Economic Forum and Confederation of Indian Industry, draw on the views of over 100 experts from within and outside India.
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Russia and the World : Scenarios to 2025. World Economic Forum and The Boston Consulting Group (January 2009) With a considerable energy endowment, coupled with its still important military power, international connections and influences, Russia has taken on increased strategic importance from both an economic and a geopolitical perspective.
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China and the World: Scenarios to 2025. World Economic Forum and The Boston Consulting Group (January 2009) With one of the fastest growing economies in the world, China is taking on increased strategic importance as an emerging global player.
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Economic growth of developing countries at risk – A supply constraint for infrastructure implementation. World Economic Forum (Davos, 2008) This publication marks a new phase in an initiative which is based on the need for a long-term, multi-stakeholder, industry-wide approach to deepen insights into the future of the E&C industry.
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Digital Ecosystem : Convergence between IT, Telecoms, Media and Entertainment World Economic Forum (2007) This is a critical time for the Information Technology, Telecommunications, and Media and Entertainment industries. They are in a period of great flux as they converge to form a space we can call the “Digital Ecosystem”.
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New Financial Architecture World Economic Forum (Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 29 January 2009) The World Economic Forum’s report The Future of the Global Financial System.
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Scenarios for the future of pensions and healthcare in rapidly ageing world. World Economic Forum (Geneva, Switzerland 23 September 2008) The world is ageing at an unprecedented rate. This will undermine the financial sustainability of not only traditional pension systems, but also conventional healthcare systems. A new report from the World Economic Forum argues that urgent action in many countries around the globe is required to meet these challenges.
World Economic Forum (Geneva, Switzerland 23 September 2008)
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