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• Demand for electricity is soaring: how can our power systems keep up?

  October 8, 2026 · 36 min

  Global demand for electricity is soaring, as wars in Ukraine and Iran squeeze fossil fuel supply chains and the race for AI makes data centres a significant power consumer.  Divya Reddy, Manager of Energy Initiatives at the World Economic…

• The green revolution is unstoppable: Adam Tooze on "the single most dramatic story in the history of energy"

  October 1, 2026 · 36 min

  Conflict in Ukraine and the Middle East have exposed the vulnerability of fossil fuel supply chains and prices. Coupled with Chinese supply of cheap renewables hardware, that makes the transition to green energy unstoppable, despite…

• Chief Economists Outlook: what bond yields and interest rates tell us about the global economy

  September 22, 2026 · 40 min

  Why are there so many headlines right now about bond yields and interest rates? And what does it all mean for the global economy? The latest Chief Economists Outlook, a regular pulse-check of the global economy, shows an uptick in the…

• How cutting emissions is future-proofing industries beyond the 'green premium'

  September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

  Cutting the greenhouse gas emissions from heavy industry has often been framed as a cost problem: why pay more for low-emission products when the conventional versions are cheaper? But many companies are pushing ahead, with an eye on…

• What I tell my Stern Business School students on how to thrive in the age of AI

  September 11, 2026 · 33 min

  For today's undergraduates, the impact of artificial intelligence on the jobs market means massive job uncertainty. So how should young people prepare themselves for the unknown unknowns of a career in the age of AI? "The uncertainty will…

• Meet the Leader: astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti

  September 2, 2026 · 25 min

  As an astronaut, Samantha Cristoforetti knows a lot about leadership and teamwork. She spoke to our sister podcast Meet the Leader at the Annual Meeting in Davos in January. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.co…

• AI's real impact on jobs - what it means for you, your company and future generations

  August 27, 2026 · 37 min

  Artificial intelligence is already having an impact on the way most of us work - but it's still early days and it's hard to predict exactly which jobs will disappear completely, what new ones will be created, and when and where this will…

• Meet the Leader: Why AI 'workslop' is a leadership problem

  August 20, 2026 · 23 min

  Workslop – low-quality work produced through poor human-AI collaboration – is wasting time, slowing teams down and limiting the productivity gains leaders expect from AI. But the problem isn't always the technology – it's often a signal to…