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Under-investment leaves Latin America open to disaster

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LATAM

Natural phenomena threaten much of Latin America, and the damage they cause will depend as much on money as on nature

Wind could be the next US energy revolution

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US

Despite ongoing political battles, the market has moved on from coal to natural gas and renewables

Stimulating skills is key to emerging markets growth

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INT

Human capital will become as key to low-to-mid-income countries as it is for high-income ones

Land misuse will pose long-term security threats

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INTERNATIONAL

Food insecurity, natural disasters, poverty and population displacement could all worsen, exacerbating conflict risks

English-speaking Caribbean faces economic uncertainty

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CARIBBEAN

The island economies are highly vulnerable to natural disasters and external events

Giant containerships may have reached natural limits

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INTERNATIONAL

Building ULCS of >15,000 TEU has made shipping more efficient but failed to consider other stakeholders such as ports

UK economy will remain services-dominated

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UK

Rebalancing an advanced economy towards manufacturing is an attempt to reverse the natural tide of development

Water demands of AI will elicit rising scrutiny

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INT

Research into AI's ‘thirst’ for fresh water is proliferating

Risks and opportunities 2021: Climate Change

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INT

The COVID-19 pandemic saw climate diplomacy put largely on hold last year; it will return to the fore in 2021

Coal use will be a source of global climate tensions

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INTERNATIONAL

The Glasgow Climate Pact is the first climate deal explicitly to address coal reduction, but that has been overshadowed