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BNEF finds that hydrogen’s plunging price could boost its role in a carbon-free future

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Published On :: 2019-08-26T13:51:23Z

The cost of producing hydrogen gas with renewables is likely to plummet in the coming decades, making one of the most radical technologies for reducing greenhouse gases economical.

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This isn't a checkers board, it's actually a musical instrument— Future Blink

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:45:11 +0000

Striso is a digital instrument with pressure-sensitive buttons that plays a variety of acoustic-like sounds. Read more...

More about Tech, Music, Mashable Video, Innovation, and Future Blink

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Australia: Future-proofing farm management

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Published On :: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 04:54:00 GMT

Systems and solutions that manage agricultural activities have been instrumental in helping Australian farmers to improve productivity, increase operating efficiency and reduce costs.

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Asia Report: Three Ways to Ensure India's Bright Solar Future

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Published On :: 2013-12-17T14:47:00Z

India's solar energy installed capacity has swelled from practically nothing to more than 2 GW in the three years since the creation of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission Phase 1 (JNNSM). Impressively, costs have come down rapidly (to roughly $0.12/kWh for solar PV, and $0.21/kWh for CSP) to be competitive with grid-connected solar PV in many other regions.

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Australia’s Biggest Power Producer Sees Future without Coal

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Published On :: 2015-04-17T14:36:00Z

Australia’s largest electricity producer committed to close its coal-fired power plants within 35 years as part of an effort to cut the nation’s dependence on the fossil fuel.

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Spotlight on Research: EWC Fellows Discuss Asia’s Energy Future on Capitol Hill

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Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:35:45 +0000

As gas prices soar in the U.S., concerns about energy security take center stage in the international dialogue on economic development. Editors of “ Asia’s Energy Future: Regional Dynamics and Global Implications ,” EWC Senior Fellows Fereidun Fesharaki and Kang Wu, examined this issue in light of Asia’s sharply increasing energy demands, during an EWC briefing in late April on Capitol Hill.

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Future Leaders of the Pacific Converge in Samoa

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Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 01:56:12 +0000

APIA, SAMOA (Aug. 29, 2014) -- Youth leaders from 18 Pacific nations have converged in Samoa this week for the second ‘Future Leaders of the Pacific’ conference, organized by the U.S. embassies in New Zealand and Samoa in partnership with the East-West Center and held in connection with next week’s International Conference on Small Island Developing States.

Photo: US Embassy New ZealandThe youth delegates are meeting with more a dozen of the region’s top dignitaries to discuss regional issues such as non-communicable diseases, gender equality, climate change and sustainable development in the Pacific.

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Navigating a Future for the East-West Center

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Published On :: Sat, 27 Sep 2014 03:36:28 +0000

Navigating a Future for the East-West Center

By Charles E. Morrison

Keynote address at the EWC/EWCA International Conference

Naha, Okinawa
17 September 2014

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Review to influence future of the Financial Services Authority policy

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2008-04-25

The cornerstone of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) policy in the mortgage industry is the Mortgage Effectiveness Review (the Review). The first stage of the Review was published in 2006 and concentrated on disclosure, advice and selling pract...

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Leadership Program Virtual Workshop: Four Trajectories for Post-COVID Futures

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Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 01:17:52 +0000

Start Date:

May 21 2020 - 2:00pm

End Date:

May 21 2020 - 3:30pm

Timezone:

Hawaii time

Description:

COVID-19 is exposing many fault lines in the global system and is having strong and unpredictable effects on all aspects of our lives: energy, manufacturing, food supply, finance, science, technology, politics, and social values. As a tool for collective understanding, Forum for the Future (based in NY with offices globally) has outlined four possible post-COVID-19 futures. In this session we will examine these futures and discuss ways to use them in our own organizations. LP alum Alisha Bhagat, a futurist and senior strategist at Forum for the Future, will lead the session. This session is open to Leadership Program alumni.

Location:

Zoom meeting

Contact Name:

Christina Monroe

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Scottish Energy Strategy - The Future of Energy

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2018-01-10

The publication of the Scottish Energy Strategy (“SES”) in late December 2017 is the culmination of lengthy consultations and discussions on crucial choices affecting Scotland’s energy future. This SES is a live route map, setting ...

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East-West Center to Honor the Past and Look to the Future at 50th Anniversary Kick-Off Gala Dinner

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Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:18 +0000

President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s Daughters Among the Honored Guests

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East-West Center Expert to Discuss Future of Global Energy Markets

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Published On :: Thu, 07 Apr 2011 08:32:22 +0000

HONOLULU (Sept. 8) – East-West Center Senior Fellow and energy expert Fereidun Fesharaki will discuss the “Outlook for Global Energy Markets after the Great Recession: With Perspectives on China and Iran” at a public forum co-sponsored by the East-West Center in Washington and the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) on Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 3 PM.

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Is There a Future for Asia Pacific Regional Free Trade?

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Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:24:19 +0000

High-level speakers offer differing views at U.S. Asia Pacific Council conference

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 26, 2011) -- The pending Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, could serve as a vital stepping stone to a broader regional trade agreement, said key Asia-Pacific trade ministers who addressed the 8th annual U.S. Asia Pacific Council Conference on May 23. But they warned that the TPP will not realize this potential if trading nations abandon all efforts to conclude the World Trade Organization’s long-stalled Doha Round of negotiations.

In contrast, U.S. trade policymakers who addressed the conference were skeptical about the viability of the Doha process but quite bullish on the TPP.

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Future Leaders of the Pacific Conference Underway in American Samoa

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Published On :: Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:25:30 +0000

HONOLULU (Feb. 4, 2013) –The East-West Center, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State and the Government of American Samoa, is currently hosting a Future Leaders of the Pacific conference in Pago Pago to address critical issues facing the Pacific Islands region. The February 4-7 gathering has convened about 25 young professionals from across Oceania, along with regional leaders and academic specialists, to focus on trends, issues, and opportunities for collective regional action.

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East-West Center to Host Inaugural Myanmar Futures Exchange in Yangon

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Published On :: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 02:10:58 +0000

Innovative thinkers from diverse sectors will gather in Yangon on April 26 and 27, 2013, to develop and share scenarios about Myanmar’s economic development to the year 2020 at the first Myanmar Futures Exchange (MFE). Hosted by the Hawaii-based East-West Center, the program will lead participants through a series of risk analyses and scenario-building activities to determine driving forces and game changes that will shape Myanmar’s economic trajectory. The MFE will also feature a panel discussion with local entrepreneurs and prominent speakers, including influential Buddhist teacher, author and charitable works organizer Venerable Sitagu Dr. Nyanissara.

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Participants from a Variety of Sectors Explore Desired Paths for Myanmar’s Development at Landmark Futures Workshop

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Published On :: Fri, 10 May 2013 21:43:58 +0000

According to participants at a strategic forecasting workshop held recently in Yangon, ethnic relations are likely to be one of the key drivers of change in Myanmar over the next seven years, along with the development of human capital, democratic gridlock, and the power triangle between China, India and the United States.

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IHC HR e-briefing 114 - Uncertainty over future of paternity leave

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2010-07-23

Comments made in Parliament yesterday by Theresa May, Minister for Women and Equalities, suggest that regulations introduced by the Labour government to extend paternity leave for fathers could be postponed and, ultimately, rewritten by the coalitio...

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Space as a Service - The Future of the Workspace

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2019-01-29

By 2030, according to Forbes, millennials will make up 75% of the workforce. Digitally wired since their childhoods, millennials favour work-life integration rather than work-life balance reflecting the way today’s boundaries between professio...

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Buffett Gives A Seminar On Risk, Cash, Debt, Discipline And The Future Of Berkshire

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Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 17:03:34 -0400

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The future of labour brokers in the face of the labour relations amendment act

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2015-06-10

The labour broker industry faces great pressure to comply with the changes to the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995, as amended, (“LRA”) read with amendments giving effect to the ‘equal pay for work of equal value’ principle in...

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Covid-19 pandemic: Our future is in our collective hands and we dare not fail

By www.iol.co.za
Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 11:07:00 GMT

South Africa has been praised by the World Health Organization for acting swiftly and delaying the spread of the virus. However, we must guard against being complacent as we begin the gradual easing of the lockdown.

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Future of Our Global Economy: The Beginning of De-Globalization

By www.spiegel.de
Published On :: Tue, 5 May 2020 10:46:49 +0200

The corona crisis is changing the global economy. Production security is growing more important than efficiency. Here is what that might look like.

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The Week In Russia: Up In The Air -- The Future’s Uncertain And So Is The Past

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Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 11:20:09 +0000

As Russia prepared for scaled-down Victory Day ceremonies, coronavirus infections rose fast and Moscow's mayor suggested the real numbers may be much higher than the official count.

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Eversheds Sutherland advises on Baird Capitals investment in Aura Futures

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-03-19

Eversheds Sutherland has advised Baird Capital, the direct investment arm of Baird, on its investment in Aura Futures (Aura), a leading provider of workspace technology solutions to mid to large-size enterprises operating in over 60 countries...

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Local Government Briefing Note 1 of 2013 - December 2012 UK Government Announces Future Changes to the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC Scheme)

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2013-01-14

Many in local government will already be familiar with the CRC Scheme. This is the UK’s mandatory emissions trading scheme aimed at improving energy efficiency and cutting carbon dioxide emissions in large public and privat...

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Digital wallets what will the future look like for retailers?

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2015-05-19

This month Visa Europe announced its expansion of V.me, a digital wallet service which will be available to the majority of internet shoppers in the UK before the end of 2015. V.me launched in 2013 following a surge in the use of smartphones and tab...

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Coronavirus - Government launches Future Fund for high-growth companies - UK

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2020-04-27

On 20th April, the UK Government announced a £500m “Future Fund”, as part of its package of measures to support businesses in response to the coronavirus. What is the Future Fund? The Future Fund is being set up with the aim ...

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Does the mining industry have a future in Zimbabwe?

By www.eversheds.com
Published On :: 2019-12-03

The announcement of the intention to repeal the Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Act by the Zimbabwe government in March 2019 was driven by various factors, including investor, political and legal motivations. The Act, implemented by former Z...

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Global Reusable Water Bottle Market 2020 Key Players Analysis, Segmentation, Growth, Future Trend, Gross Margin, ...

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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:46 GMT

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Global Corrosion Protection Polymer Coating Market 2020 Key Players Analysis, Segmentation, Growth, Future Trend, Gross ...

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Published On :: Sat, 09 May 2020 16:46 GMT

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