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Nov 11, 2016 · Nation states will remain the central players. There will be no single hegemonic force but instead a handful of countries – the U.S., Russia, China, Germany, India and Japan chief among them – exhibiting semi-imperial tendencies. Power will be more widely distributed across non-state networks, including regressive ones.
Oct 16, 2023 · Research highlights the world’s most innovative countries, in a new ranking by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Switzerland tops the rankings for the 13th year in succession. The World Economic Forum runs a knowledge network that drives forward technology and innovation to solve the world’s most pressing challenges.
Feb 26, 2020 · The US is still the world's largest economy, according to data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Its gross domestic product (GDP), in current prices, is forecast at $21.4 trillion for 2019. The same data saw India leapfrog the UK and France to become the world's fifth largest economy last year, valued at $2.94 trillion.
Dec 16, 2022 · Guyana. Guyana is another tree-canopy-rich country, which sits on the northern coast of South America surrounded by Amazon rainforest. Having already achieved net zero emissions, the country is aiming for a further 70% cut in emissions by 2030. However, the country became the world’s newest oil producer in 2019, which could challenge its ...
Jul 8, 2022 · But several states, including California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, have introduced carbon pricing schemes that cover emissions within their territory. President Biden has pledged to cut emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieve net-zero by 2050. But the concept of a carbon tax is regarded by his administration as ...
Feb 6, 2019 · India, Indonesia, and China are responsible for the three largest increases in energy intensity of transport, with China topping out at 75%. Despite this, China and Indonesia also top the list of countries with the biggest percentage change in energy intensity of their industries, seeing a 30% drop within the last decade.
Aug 10, 2016 · In 1569 the Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator took our planetary sphere and squashed it flat. One consequence of doing this was to make countries along the Equator appear smaller than they really are. Nations to the far north or south of the Equator appear much larger.
Jun 11, 2024 · The global gender gap score in 2024 for all 146 countries included in this edition stands at 68.5% closed. Compared against the constant sample of 143 countries included in last year’s edition, the global gender gap has been closed by a further +.1 percentage point, from 68.5% to 68.6%. When considering the 101 countries covered continuously ...
Jul 13, 2022 · What the rise of female founders tells us about the state of the gender gap. Iceland has once again been named the most gender equal country, topping the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022. The Nordic country has closed more than 90% of its gender gap – and tops the ranking for the 12th year in a row, out of a total of 146 ...
Oct 13, 2020 · This chart from Howmuch.net is based on World Bank data for Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for 2019. Only 16 economies had a GDP higher than $1 trillion, with the US by far the biggest economy at more than $21 trillion – making up just under a quarter of the global total of almost $88 trillion. China was the second largest at more than $14 ...
