World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Site & Climate Costs Africa 5% of GDP | WEF | Top Stories of the Week

This week's top stories of the week include:
0:15 World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Site - It creates hydrogen using renewable energy generated by local wind and solar farms. It stores the hydrogen as green ammonia, making it safer and easier to transport. Envision is building the facility in Chifeng, China.
1:36 Climate Change Costs Africa 5% GDP - Droughts and heavy flooding are hitting food production hard. This is driving up prices and damaging supply chains while desertification and habitat destruction are driving people from their homes. Africa suffers disproportionately from the impacts of climate change.
3:58 Hungry farmers, feed our world - The global food system is worth around $15 trillion, roughly 16% of global GDP. But despite it being one of the planet’s richest industries, farmers are often shut out of the wealth. This expert explains why food systems need to change.
9:09 Is the global economy stabilizing? - Indermit Gill is the Chief Economist of the World Bank. In the US, nearly 9 in 10 chief economists expect moderate or strong growth in the year ahead while 70% predict strong or very strong growth in South Asia. However, Gill says it’s important to put this growth into context.
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