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- What is the US infrastructure bill? An expert explains
President Joe Biden has signed into law the $1 trillion infrastructure bill The ‘monumental’ bill promises vital investment in areas from roads, bridges and trains to broadband access and clean drinking water Here, infrastructure expert Joel Moser talks about what the bill could achieve
- Unleashing the Full Potential of Industrial Clusters: Infrastructure . . .
This white paper examines the current challenges for clean energy infrastructure and identifies solutions that industrial clusters, transport and logistics industries, and the wider clean energy value chain can jointly explore in order to accelerate its deployment
- 5 futures of infrastructure: What will we build by 2100?
The infrastructure investment gap continues to widen as more funding is redirected towards defence and artificial intelligence (AI) Meanwhile, deferred maintenance costs escalate and ageing infrastructure becomes increasingly unsafe Strategic materials shortages Shortages of strategic materials may slow down decarbonization efforts
- Closing the global infrastructure investment gap
The World Economic Forum is fostering new approaches to infrastructure investment by maximizing private-sector investment in infrastructure This is being done by connecting multilateral development banks and governments with institutional investors such as banks, pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers and sovereign funds
- How to build smarter and more sustainable infrastructure
There is a growing need to transform how infrastructure is planned, delivered and managed as urbanization, digitalization and climate change increasingly impact the world In this environment, developing more sustainable infrastructure will require a change in how construction projects are planned, delivered and managed
- Overcoming one of the biggest barriers to scaling EVs | World Economic . . .
Many future EV drivers will not have access to private parking for charger installation, Scaling Investment in EV Charging Infrastructure: A Policy Roadmap for Cities points out For example, in the US, just 48% of people have access to off-street parking where a charger could be installed It is a similar situation in the European Union
- Creating low-carbon infrastructure throughout its lifecycle
Emissions from just four major materials used in infrastructure projects – cement, iron, steel, and aluminium – account for 7 3% of annual global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions Developing a lifecycle approach to low-carbon infrastructure – where all or most materials are recycled or repurposed – is imperative to meeting climate goals
- These economies have the best infrastructure | World Economic Forum
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