Strategic dilemma
LIVING in a complex world and looking for simple solutions is like deep-sea diving without oxygen and blaming your lungs for limited breathing capacity. The recently concluded COP29 has earned…
LIVING in a complex world and looking for simple solutions is like deep-sea diving without oxygen and blaming your lungs for limited breathing capacity. The recently concluded COP29 has earned…
IS the world failing to control global warming? This question is gaining traction. The year is coming to an end; it will go down as the hottest on record, bringing…
THE IMF is a relatively new player in the climate space. It has moved rapidly to carve a role for itself by formally recognising long-ignored linkages between macroeconomic stability and climate resilience.…
Climate change stands as one of the most pressing challenges of our time, characterised by rising global temperatures, extreme weather events, and the degradation of ecosystems. NASA has found Summer…
Richard Powers’ ‘The Overstory’, a poignant reminder of humanity's intricate connection with nature, seemed almost prophetic during COP29. Like the characters in the novel, negotiators at COP29 appeared blinded by…
This year’s UN climate summit is struggling to focus minds on the health of the planet, with turbulent geopolitics, a confrontational host and the reelection of US climate skeptic Donald…
Black dust coats streets and collects on rooftops in the neighbourhood adjoining a sprawling cement factory in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Activists and local residents accuse the plant operated…
In the just concluded COP29 meetings in Baku, Azerbaijan, there was serious deadlock over the climate finance commitment, and ultimately consensus reached was rightly seen in very bitter light by…
This new finance goal is an insurance policy for humanity, amid worsening climate impacts hitting every country. But like any insurance policy – it only works – if premiums are paid…
THE 29th annual Conference of Parties went into overtime in Baku as nearly 200 countries struggled to reach agreement on the final text of the declaration. Geopolitical uncertainty, with the…