What's Next 2008

10 Ideas That Are Changing The World

More than money, more than politics, ideas are the secret power that this planet runs on. Here are a few you need to know about

Greenhouse Gases: The Developed World's Role

By Dr R. K. Pachauri

While the industrialized world is expanding the carbon footprint on the earth's ecosystems, emerging economies such as China and India need to decide whether they want to continue on the same path

Why Africa Is Optimistic

By Jakaya M. Kikwete

The chairman of the African Union and President of Tanzania opens up to the issues of malaria, economic growth, and basic issues of social and economic services, and discusses why they are important to him, and his country

What About the Rest of Life?

By E. O. Wilson

The need to help sustain other species besides ourselves is often overlooked, but the importance of it remains — without them, we lose practically everything