The Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026, written in collaboration with Accenture, examines the cybersecurity trends that will affect economies and societies in the year to come. It explores how accelerating AI adoption, geopolitical fragmentation and widening cyber inequity are reshaping the global risk landscape. As attacks grow faster, more complex and more unevenly distributed, organizations ...
The Global Risks Report 2026, the 21st edition of this annual report, marks the second half of a turbulent decade. The report analyses global risks through three timeframes to support decision-makers in balancing current crises and longer-term priorities. Chapter 1 presents the findings of this year’s Global Risks Perception Survey (GRPS), which captures insights from over 1,300 experts ...
2025 has been marked by significant global shifts, including increased geopolitical instability, the accelerating impact of AI and a changing labour market.
In charts: 7 global shifts defining 2025 so far | World Economic Forum
Global supply chains face rising geopolitical fragmentation and economic divergence, driving four plausible outlooks, from multilateral cooperation to full degradation.
The Global Energy Review found that global energy demand grew by 2.2% last year, which was considerably faster than the average annual demand increase of 1.3% over the previous 10 years. Emerging and developing economies accounted for over 80% of the increase in 2024 and, after several years of declines, advanced economies returned to growth.
Geoeconomic confrontation, interstate conflict and extreme weather emerge as top risks for the year, says World Economic Forum Global Risks Report 2026.
Global Risks Report 2026: Geopolitical and Economic Risks Rise in New ...
The Japanese Apollo Project, developing artificial photosynthesis, can restore Japan's place in global leadership and help mitigate global climate change.
EVs to reach 25% of global car sales this year and other climate news
The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2026 finds the world in an "age of competition", marked by fragmentation and confrontation. Both the short and long-term outlooks of leaders and risk experts predict "turbulent" to "stormy" times. Geoeconomic confrontation, mis- and disinformation and societal polarization make up the top three short-term risks, while environmental risks ...
The global economic system under which most countries have operated for the last 80 years is being reset, ushering the world into a new era. Existing rules are challenged while new ones are yet to emerge.
Global energy investment in 2025 is likely to have passed $3.3 trillion, with $2.2 trillion flowing into clean energy technologies. That's a sign that the energy transition is still happening, but the language being used is different. Today, the energy transition is about security, resilience and technologies. Here's how that plays out in 2026.