A currency board is an independent body consisting of private sector or industry and commerce leaders these can be members of Confederation of the Zimbabwean Industries(CZI) , Zimbabwe National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC) and the likes, being given full control of the monetary policy and fiscal policy in a country.

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change produced two major CO2 emission reduction mechanisms: the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 created a top-down system that assigned binding emission targets to industrialised nations only. The Paris Agreement of 2015, on the other hand, created a bottom-up approach where all countries, including less developed nations, set their own goals.

Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, has invested in Altos Labs, a new anti-ageing start-up that hopes to prolong human life.