Leadership

WHAT'S NEXT?: Traditional slow, hierarchical leadership models are breaking down to be replaced by more agile systems of decision-making. Consequently, populist leaders are threatening to replace many career politicians while leaders in general are dealing with unprecedented, complex levels and speed of change requiring instant insights and decision-making. Many leaders (middle management) will be lost to automation in the coming years while Millennials will increasingly occupy leadership roles..

[New] The UK's Cabinet Office is overhauling the leadership of digital, data and technology, appointing a new head of the Government Digital Service plus leaders of a Central Digital and Data Office, which it says will act as a new strategic centre for digital, data and technology.
[New] Achieving the necessary 11.7% per year global decarbonisation rate this decade will require wholescale transformation of every sector of the global economy, unprecedented innovation, and committed leadership.
[New] As the world faces increasing environmental challenges, Carleton University has a key role to play in providing innovation, talent and leadership that will lead to meaningful change.
[New] Leadership and Community Protection Act - one of the most ambitious climate laws in the world - which requires New York to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 40% by 2030 and no less than 85% by 2050, from 1990 levels.
China's commitments to scale up its Paris Agreement pledges and aim to become carbon neutral by 2060 put pressure on the United States to restore its own climate leadership.
If China wants to take up a mantle of global leadership in biodiversity and make Chinese President Xi Jinping's vision of an 'ecological civilization' a reality, it needs to commit wholeheartedly to reducing demand for threatened wildlife.
2021 will be a decisive year for climate change, marking the start of the sustainability wars in which Europe, the US and China will fight for global leadership in green technology.
China's vision for carbon neutrality before 2060 demonstrates a commitment to global climate leadership and will serve as a foundation for China's growth and broadly-shared prosperity.
With the UK under pressure to demonstrate leadership, it is no coincidence that it recently said it will issue a sovereign green bond, some time in 2021, depending on market conditions.
Even more significantly, Chinese President Xi Jinping recently announced that China - a country with greater total emissions than the US, Europe, and Japan combined-will achieve net-zero by 2060, which will demand a more rapid decarbonisation than in any other nation.
Experts at RMI's Center for Climate-Aligned Finance see similar opportunities across other high-emitting sectors and are hopeful that 2021 will bring about the next chapter in climate leadership by the financial sector.
The Methane Strategy aims to curb temperature pathways to 2050, improve air quality and reinforce the EU's global leadership in the fight against climate change.
Europe must maintain its global leadership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 60% for 2030, laying the groundwork for an inclusive recovery.
At the global level, President-Elect Biden has promised to rescind President Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, a move that experts believe will help the United States return to global health leadership.
The Biden Administration will look for opportunities to reassert US leadership in multilateral engagement, which could include close cooperation between Washington and Beijing on issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and nuclear nonproliferation.
Enshrined into law through the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, New York is on a path to achieving its mandated goal of a zero-emission electricity sector by 2040, including 70% renewable energy generation by 2030, and to reach economy wide carbon neutrality.
The United States wants to maintain its leadership in AI, while China aspires to become the primary center for AI innovation by 2030.
China's top leadership will next month lay out its strategy for 2021-2025 that will include ramping up domestic consumption and making more critical technology at home, in a bid to insulate the world's second-biggest economy from worsening geopolitical tensions and fraying supply chains.
New York State has committed to rapidly decarbonizing the electric grid through the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, which targets 70% renewable energy for the state electricity supply by 2030.
The Climate Act requires New York state to achieve a carbon-free electricity system by 2040 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 85% before 2050.
As Trump sets a neo-normal of a much-tottering US leadership and remains unpopular worldwide, the declining trust among young American adults in the federal government and institutions warns of a baking crisis that could get worse ahead of the 2020 presidential elections.
The Climate Leadership and Protection Act in New York sets an economy-wide carbon neutrality goal by 2050.

Last updated: 17 January 2021

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