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I recently interviewed Riccardo Valentini, Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of Tuscia (Italy), and 2007 Peace Nobel prize recipient (with the IPCC), about the climate crisis. 2024 is shaping up to be one of the warmest years on record. Earth Day is approaching fast (April). Here is what he...

As of March 6, 2024, Mark Mateschitz was the wealthiest person in Austria, with an estimated net worth of 39.3 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Georg Stumpf (No. 2, $8.9 billion), Johann Graf (No. 3, $7.2 billion); and Helmut Sohmen (No. 4, $6.2 billion). Wolfgang Leitner is the fifth-richest person in Austria, with a...

As of March 6, 2024, Gina Rinehart was the wealthiest person in Australia, with an estimated net worth of 30.2 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Andrew Forrest (No. 2, $18.6 billion), Harry Triguboff (No. 3, $16.2 billion); and Mike Cannon-Brookes (No. 4, $12.6 billion). Scott Farquhar is the fifth-richest person in...

As of March 6, 2024, Eduardo Saverin was the wealthiest person in Brazil, with an estimated net worth of 27.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Vicky Safra  (No. 2, $20.6 billion), Jorge Paulo Lemann (No. 3, $16.1 billion); and Marcel Herrmann Telles (No. 4, $10.8 billion). Carlos Alberto Sicupira is the...

As of March 6, 2024, David Thomson was the wealthiest person in Canada, with an estimated net worth of 64.6 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Changpeng Zhao (No. 2, $15.0 billion), David Cheriton (No. 3, $12.5 billion); and Jim Pattison (No. 4, $9.7 billion). Anthony Von Mandl is the fifth-richest person in Canada,...

As of March 6, 2024, Iris Fontbona was the wealthiest person in Chile, with an estimated net worth of 25.4 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Jean Salata (No. 2, $6.9 billion), Horst Paulmann (No. 3, $3.3 billion); and Julio Ponce Lerou  (No. 4, $2.6 billion). Roberto Angelini Rossi is the fifth-richest person in Chile, with...

As of March 6, 2024, Zhong Shanshan was the wealthiest person in China, with an estimated net worth of 62.7 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Zhang Yiming (No. 2, $43.4 billion), Colin Zheng Huang (No. 3, $42.8 billion); and William Ding (No. 4, $33.5 billion). Ma Huateng is the fifth-richest person...

Crisis management – or lack of it – has been making headlines recently. Internet Brands, a global organisation with presence in 40 countries and parent company to WebMD made news in the worst possible way earlier this year when their internal video encouraging employees back to the office was leaked...

As of March 1, 2024, Amancio Ortega was the wealthiest person in Spain, with an estimated net worth of $102.9 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Sandra Ortega Mera (No. 2, $8.9 billion), Rafael Del (No. 3, $5.9 billion); and Juan Roig (No. 4, $5.5 billion). Isak Andic is the fifth-richest person in Spain, with a...

As of March 1, 2024, Stefan Persson was the wealthiest person in Sweden, with an estimated net worth of 17.1 billion U.S. dollars, followed by Melker Schorling (No. 2, $11.0 billion), Antonia Ax:son Johnson (No. 3, $10.1 billion); and Finn Rausing (No. 4, $9.1 billion). Kirsten Rausing is the fifth-richest...