Energy Shifts
From energy crisis to energy security: Actions for policy makers
Trump’s attempt to crush clean energy progress not going to plan, experts say
Lots of storage applies for grid connection under PJM’s new process
Renewable capacity statistics 2026
Sustainable development powered by renewables: Cabo Verde
Renewable energy just overtook coal as the world’s main source of electricity
Food Production + Distribution
2026 State of the Industry series – The Good Food Institute
Fermentation is shifting from lab → real food products at scale
Industry-wide shift from “promise to proof” in fermentation sector
Precision Fermentation becoming a foundational pillar of food production
Bottleneck: Infrastructure + Scale Still Lagging
Convergence: Growing use of agricultural waste and side streams as fermentation inputs
Circular Systems
Battery Recycling Expanding into Real Infrastructure
Circular Retail + Reuse Systems Scaling (Beyond Recycling)
Breakthrough: Solar-Powered Plastic-to-Fuel Conversion
Packaging Systems Redesigning for Circularity (Mono-material Shift)
Policy Acceleration: Toward a “Materials Market” (EU) |
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Democracy
Governments Moving to Regulate AI’s Impact on Democracy
New Online Safety Governance Structures Emerging
Data Centers + AI Infrastructure Enter Public Oversight Debate
AI + Civic Information Systems Becoming a Research Priority
AI Tools Being Deployed to Protect Elections + Participation
Democratic systems increasingly influenced by digital capital flows
I.C.T.
CISA, US and International Partners Release Guide to Secure Adoption of Agentic AI
AI Is Now Actively Driving Cyberattacks
IoT Devices Becoming Global Attack Infrastructure
Critical Infrastructure Is Now a Primary Target Layer
Supply Chain Attacks Expanding Deep into Software Ecosystems
Patch Pressure Reaching Extreme Levels
Ransomware + Disruption Now “Baseline Risk”
Planet/Public Health Systems
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Whole System Design
Introduction To Permaculture Course
The Benefits of Localization
Finance
Smart Cities
Barcelona: Scaling the superblock model to city level
Food production decoupling from geography
Cities as fusion reactors: Double the people, more than double the ideas?
Bottleneck: Infrastructure + Scale Still Lagging
Green growth, innovation and abundance: Major takeaways for the future of cities
Mobility
Logistics Electrification Scaling at System Level
Urban Mobility Rapidly Electrifying (Two-Wheelers Lead)
Freight Systems Under Pressure → Accelerating Transition
Multi-Technology Shift: Batteries + Hydrogen Splitting Roles
Electric Mobility Becoming a Trillion-Dollar System
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