The FGS Global Radar 2026 reveals a world that is being rewired - politically, economically, technologically and socially. Public pessimism is reaching crisis levels, divides are deepening, institutions that once moderated are losing their grip.
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UK’s OBR: cost of climate uncertain but cost of inaction higher
The costs of climate change are highly uncertain, but represent a significant risk to the public finances in all the scenarios explored by the UK’s Office for Budgetary Responsibility (OBR). These costs come from both transitioning the economy to net zero emissions, and from damage to the economy caused by climate change. However, the latter is the more significant fiscal cost in the scenarios the OBR presents.
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Anti-microbial resistance? New antibiotics are not the only answer
AMR (anti-microbial resistance) is a world health issue. Many believe there cannot be too much investment in and coordination globally on this issue. Standards and regulation – across the use by humans and animals of antibiotics and antifungals – are one thing; but are they the only way forward?