As the world’s population continues to grow, finding sustainable ways to ensure food security is more important than ever. According to estimates, by 2050 food production will need to double current rates in order to support this expected population increase ...

Scientific reports indicate that existing technology could allow the entire continent of Europe to satisfy its growing energy demands by utilizing 100% renewable energy. In order to realize this, however, European countries and beyond would need to implement a modern technological marvel known as the European Super Grid (ESG) ...

India’s economy has faced significant challenges over the past two years, with overall GDP growth decreasing each of the past five quarters to 5% for the quarter ending in June 2019. The government has implemented various measures in order to boost growth, such as a $20 billion corporate tax cut in late September ...

Madagascar may be one of the world’s most underdeveloped countries in the 2018 Human Development Index of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), but tapping into the country’s renewable energy potential could nevertheless provide an investment opportunity. Advancing Madagascar’s energy sector not only increases electricity connectivity but also facilitates social and economic development ...

The macroeconomic outlook for Pakistan in 2016 was much more positive than it is today. Then-Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, visited Pakistan and evaluated that the country was “out of crisis” ...

Guyana, despite being one of the smallest countries in South America with a population of about 800,000, has gained worldwide attention over the last few years due to recent offshore oil discoveries. In 2015 oil discoveries began taking place in Guyana, and have since skyrocketed with promising results ...

China’s nuclear power industry has grown dramatically since the country developed its first reactor in the 1980s. As of Fall 2019, China has 45 reactors producing power, with roughly a dozen under construction ...

There are two vital aspects in Australia’s energy strategy, an opportunity and a weakness. Firstly, the country plans to increase the ratio of renewable energy in its national energy mix – an opportunity. Secondly, Australia’s energy supply strategy appears to be on unstable footing as the country seeks to increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports in order to satisfy domestic energy demand – a weakness ...

The economic and humanitarian situation in Venezuela continues to deteriorate. To put pressure on the Venezuelan regime and force Maduro out of power, the United States, along with European and Latin American countries, has implemented individual and sectoral sanctions targeting those associated with Maduro’s government ...

The UN has predicted that the earth’s population will increase to over 9 billion by 2050, and that by that time the demand for food will increase by 70%. Rapid and widespread technological advances will prove essential if we are to meet this need ...