Opinion / #sharing economy
Carbon & Climate
A green reboot after the pandemic
In addition to threatening millions of lives and the global economy, the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated that human societies are capable of transforming themselves more or less overnight. In fact, there's no better time than now to usher in systemic economic change.
Our current socio-economic system is built on the exploitation of both people and planet, causing inequality and environmental devastation. To save a world on the brink of ecological and social disaster, calls for greener, more efficient capitalism won’t cut it, writes Zafirah Zein.
Ride-sharing, delivery apps and other communal services simply dress up our consumerist tendencies in a more palatable ideology, writes tourism expert Marianna Sigala.
With the right policies, these tech-advanced and data-driven modes of transport can ensure safe and reliable transportation for all.
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5 ways to make Asian cities more inclusive
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