World Bank and tackling Climate Change
Few institutions have shown as much versatility and adaptability as the World Bank. Initially founded to address global capital-market imperfections after World War II,...
Preempting a Generative AI Monopoly
ChatGPT, the new artificial-intelligence chatbot developed by the San Francisco-based research laboratory OpenAI, has taken the world by storm. Already hailed as a milestone...
For the Common Good
After leaders of government, business, and civil society met at this year’s World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, the observation that we are living...
United for Humanity
How can we be optimistic about 2023? As we enter the new year, a devastating war is raging on the European continent. Russia’s war...
Nature’s High Returns
The mega-challenges engulfing the world today, from COVID-19 to climate change, have highlighted the interdependencies between people, planet, and the economy. As we chart...
Eco-Economic Development
The Earth’s biodiversity and the services provided by healthy ecosystems are under massive pressure from climate change and the challenge of supporting eight billion...
Post-War Reconstruction Is a Good Investment
Nine months after Russia invaded their country, Ukrainians are seizing back their territory and giving their people hope of a military victory. But when...
Who pays for Climate Change?
If there is one issue that has taken center stage at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), it is money. Delegates, climate...
Green Power is the First Domino
As world leaders convene at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), it is obvious to all that bolder action is needed to avert...
Electrification, clean cooking go hand in hand
Almost one-third of the world’s population — 2.4 billion people — cook with solid biomass, which has devastating consequences for their health and the...
