Opinion / #UN
Policy & Finance
Need human rights research? Talk to the Global South
If a tea seller or a street vendor in Mumbai had drafted the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, they might have looked very different. The focus on Global North research in academia needs to shift.
Countries which govern half the world's territorial oceans have yet to integrate ocean-focused solutions into their nationally determined contributions, or NDCs, due for an update by February 2025.
Policy & Finance
Did COP29 fail women?
The climate crisis is not gender-neutral, so our solutions cannot be. Without a consistent focus on gender-responsive climate finance, we risk perpetuating cycles of vulnerability.
Policy & Finance
Universities as ministries for sustainable futures?
Universities, not beholden to election cycles or shareholder demands, can invest in research to generate long-term climate data and transcend disciplinary silos, unlike other traditional institutions.
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27 November 2024
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Policy & Finance
COP29 must deliver the goods
30 October 2024
29 October 2024
Carbon & Climate
Why COP29 should not be ignored
18 October 2024
Policy & Finance
Investments in nature will decide our future
15 October 2024
Policy & Finance
Harmonising loss and damage finance will be key to COP29
6 September 2024
5 September 2024
Policy & Finance
Climate impacts are crippling insurance and Big Oil must pay up
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Transport
More stops needed for UN transport goals
1 July 2024
Food & Agriculture
AI can transform global food security and climate action
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