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E-commerce is rapidly transforming the retail landscape, with 41% of global retail sales to be online by 2027. Leading this shift is Amazon, a pioneer that redefined online shopping and now dominates key markets.

We read new reports and articles about artificial intelligence (AI) almost every day, as seen most recently with DeepSeek. Sometimes it is touted as a panacea, other times as the greatest danger. Occasionally, the steady advance of digitalisation even prompts well-known companies to use nuclear power plants again to satisfy their hunger for data.This article clarifies how AI can be used sensibly, how to counter risks, and how to assess the emissions that arise from using AI.

Food production is responsible for over a quarter (26%) of global greenhouse gas emissions. While this figure may seem alarming, it’s important to remember that food and drink are essential to human existence. Unlike air travel or the latest smartphone, we cannot simply do without them.

2024 was the hottest on record and the first with a global temperature average exceeding the 1.5°C pre-industrial average of the Paris Agreement.

After two weeks of tense negotiations, COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, officially concluded in the early hours of Sunday, 24 November 2024. Closing statements reflected mixed feelings about the outcomes. While progress was made on various topics, it did not meet the expectations of many parties.