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Economy
How much more have billionaires amassed in the last 10 years?
Oxfam’s report showed an astronomical rise in the wealth of the richest top 1% over the last decade. Collected, it would be enough to end global poverty more than 20 times over, although the report found an alarming lack of funding for projects to tackle inequality.
Qatar 365
New climate-resistant initiatives underway in Qatar to conserve water in the desert
In partnership with Media City
With Qatar’s arid and dry climate in mind, two Qatar-based eco-friendly tech companies are using innovative climate-resistant solutions to capture moisture from the sky to produce water – one quenches the thirst of humans and the other produces water for crops.
Energy Frontiers
Baku Energy Forum: Can global cooperation deliver climate goals?
In partnership with Azpromo
At the Baku Energy Forum, top energy officials and CEOs addressed the urgent need for multilateral action, investment, and innovation to meet climate goals and triple global renewable energy by 2030.
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Focus
Baku Energy Week 2025 showcases Azerbaijan’s energy diplomacy, renewables and regional influence
In partnership with Azpromo
Baku Energy Week, marking its 30th year, gathers global energy leaders to discuss Azerbaijan’s ambitious renewable targets, strategic pipelines, and its growing role in regional and global energy security.
Qatar 365
Qatar’s green goals: Recycling, research and gardening | Qatar 365
In partnership with Media City
Despite being in an arid region, Qatar has become a success story in climate resilience and sustainability. Qatar Foundation’s initiatives like Green Island and The Giving Garden are ways to fight climate change through educating the youth and nurturing the next generation of climate activists.
The Road To Green
Trash is cash: ‘urban mining’ for strategic metals in your neighbourhood
In partnership with The European Commission
Does the future of Europe lie in your old smartphone? Europe lacks raw materials, yet it is one of the largest product markets in the world. The EU wants to reduce its dependence on imports by tapping into the circular economy.
The Road To Green
Circular Economy Act: what are the European Commission's tools to get the economics right?
In partnership with The European Commission
The Circular Economy Act, expected at the end of 2026, will provide for the revision of several European instruments to make circular models more competitive on the international scene.
EU Decoded
Can the EU afford to phase out imports of Russian fuel?
Cutting off Russian energy imports is the aim of the new RepowerEU Roadmap presented by the European Commission. The executive cites security reasons, adding that it will also accelerate the EU's energy transition, but what are the obstacles to achieving this?
Ocean
Europe turns to offshore wind for energy and economic security
In partnership with the European Commission
Offshore wind is no longer just a clean energy option — it’s fast becoming one of Europe’s key strategies for energy independence. With the EU planning to ramp up offshore wind capacity, the sector faces a challenge: how to scale up wind farms sustainably while keeping costs down?
Changemakers of Uzbekistan
Uzbek students win global award for groundbreaking rainwater project
In partnership with Agency of Information and Mass Communications of Uzbekistan
In this episode of Changemakers of Uzbekistan, we meet two students from Tashkent’s Presidential School whose award-winning project collects and filters rainwater for communities with limited water access.
Ocean
Meet the French professor turning oyster shells into eco-concrete
In partnership with the European Commission
French researchers are turning discarded oyster shells into eco-friendly concrete with significantly lower CO₂ emissions. Currently being tested along the French Atlantic coast, this material could replace scarce sand and gravel while supporting marine life.