Trump’s Paris climate exit will hit harder than in 2017
A second US withdrawal from the world’s primary climate pact will have a bigger impact - in the US and globally - than the country’s first retreat in 2017, analysts…
From Paris to Baku – lessons from COP29
The much-anticipated COP29 in Baku concluded with the ‘Baku Breakthrough, setting the stage for COP30 in Belem, Brazil. Let me build a longish context starting from COP21, the Paris Agreement,…
Paris zinc roofers seek elusive UNESCO heritage status
The zinc covering the roofs of central Paris has given the French capital’s skyline its distinctive grey hue for almost two centuries. Now the roofs and the workers who create…
Have poor and troubled Paris suburbs won Olympic gold?
Less than 500 metres separate the Stade de France — the sparkling centrepiece of the Paris Olympics — and the crumbling Francs-Moisins estate plagued by poverty and crime. Samia Achoui,…
Energy use in region: comparisons odious
Energy is pivotal for growth, yet Pakistan’s situation is grim. Despite possessing abundant resources, its energy landscape is plagued by inefficiencies and distorted consumption pattern. This complex issue is multifaceted…
Paris climate summit gives fresh impetus to development bank reform
A Paris summit to discuss reforming the world’s financial system scored some notable wins that should tee up greater action before climate talks later this year, though some participants were…
The Bangladesh comparison
Bangladesh celebrated its 52nd independence this month. Despite it being many years younger than Pakistan, on all development indicators it is doing better than Pakistan. How? Bangladesh does not have…
Berlin-Paris ties under strain as EU faces harsh tests
Signs are growing that the crucial partnership between Germany and France is stumbling, experts say, just as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and soaring energy costs place extreme stress on the…
Grim holiday tidings as Paris businesses count cost of riots
President Emmanuel Macron was elected on a promise to burnish France's image on the global stage, but as shops and hotels counted the costs Monday of rioting over the weekend,…
Future US participation in Paris agreement rests on election
Whatever the outcome of the presidential election, the United States will leave the Paris accord on Wednesday, becoming the first country to ever withdraw from an international climate change pact.…
