Allianz Knowledge / Latest Articleshttp://knowledge.allianz.comThe world’s biggest polluter will soon unveil a new five-year plan for its economy. Will it be business as usual or a decisive shift towards low-carbon growth?http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_china_five_year_plan.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_china_five_year_plan.html?mediacode=rss_feedYouthful Latinos, aging baby boomers, and women workers will feature strongly when the United States counts its people in 2010, providing a demographic blueprint for government spending and future politics.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_us_census_demographics.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_us_census_demographics.html?mediacode=rss_feedFiscal crises, underinvestment in infrastructure, and chronic diseases are just three of the ‘creeping risks’ that are storing up trouble for the world, warns Sheana Tambourgi, head of the World Economic Forum’s Risk Network.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/global_risks_2010_tambourgi.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/global_risks_2010_tambourgi.html?mediacode=rss_feedOnce science fiction, nanotechnology has become the ordinary. Nano-silver is now used in a multitude of everyday products, from clothing to kitchenware. But a study by the German branch of Friends of the Earth points to possible health hazards.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/safety_health/new_technology/nanomaterial_too_small_to_care_nano_silver_health_hazards.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/safety_health/new_technology/nanomaterial_too_small_to_care_nano_silver_health_hazards.html?mediacode=rss_feedAllianz futurologist Professor Markku Wilenius talks about the developments that will shape the coming decade.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/wilenius_trends_2010_allianz_futurologist.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/wilenius_trends_2010_allianz_futurologist.html?mediacode=rss_feedThis winter some parts of the world are freezing in record cold conditions. Is this really what global warming looks like?http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/global_warming_basics/global_cooling_warming_climate_change_cold_winter.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/global_warming_basics/global_cooling_warming_climate_change_cold_winter.html?mediacode=rss_feedStolen emails and erroneous predictions have damaged the image of climate science. Most criticism, however, stems from a campaign of disinformation, says the author of ‘Climate Cover Up’ James Hoggan.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/global_warming_basics/climate_cover_up_global_warming_denial.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/global_warming_basics/climate_cover_up_global_warming_denial.html?mediacode=rss_feedLaws to limit U.S. emissions would remove a massive roadblock to a global climate treaty, but American climate legislation is on a knife edge, with the U.S. Senate holding the blade.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_us_climate_bill.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_us_climate_bill.html?mediacode=rss_feedWe know very little about nanomaterials’ long-term impacts on health and the environment, says Gary Hutchison, deputy director of the Centre for Nano Safety at Edinburgh’s Napier University, yet the stampede to market continues unchecked.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/safety_health/new_technology/nanotechnology_safety_hazard_interview.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/safety_health/new_technology/nanotechnology_safety_hazard_interview.html?mediacode=rss_feedWhat next for global climate talks? 2010 could see the making or the breaking of the fragile Copenhagen Accord, and the downgrading of the shaky United Nations negotiating process.http://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_climate_treaty_after_copenhagen.html?mediacode=rss_feedhttp://knowledge.allianz.com/en/globalissues/climate_change/top_climate_stories/agenda_2010_climate_treaty_after_copenhagen.html?mediacode=rss_feed