Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad is now attending regional summits and has been welcomed back into the fold. It makes sense to invite him back because the Middle East and North Africa region faces unprecedented challenges due to climate change. The...
Bogota, the capital of Colombia, is improving its public infrastructure, developing a new green corridor and expanding its airport. This might attract investment and increase economic growth.
Richer countries haven't met their $100 billion promise to help poorer countries move beyond fossil fuels. Where's the money going to come from?
Adapting to the climate crisis requires immediate action. Such action will cost money. As is usual, the rich, whose impact on climate change is the greatest, are the least likely to pay for the consequences of their actions.
Only a reduction in tensions and military expenditures can save the planet from the catastrophic consequences of both a US-China conflict and unconstrained climate change.
The COVID-19 pandemic, war, geopolitical rivalry and a growing climate crisis have dominated the news, but very few things match the importance of the 17 sustainable development goals the UN has defined for the future of humanity. The goals can be achieved but only by calling into question the prevailing practices.
With respect to confronting climate change, the real enemy is inconvenience. It is America’s antidote to caring.
Is Vladimir Putin the face of the future or the final fasp of the past? Will dirty energy and realpolitik come roaring back or will the world adopt a Global Green Deal to combat the climate crisis in a rapidly heating planet?
