In Barbados, Mia Mottley offers pragmatism and hope from a sinking island
In the time since she became Prime Minister of Barbados in 2018, Mia Mottley has become known as a moral force for action on climate change. The Bridgetown Initiative, which she launched at COP26 in 2...
13 Mars 202526min
Big Take: A Warming Planet vs. Trump
Since taking office in January, President Trump has set in motion a series of sweeping rollbacks on US climate policy. This comes at a time when governments around the world have lagged behind their s...
10 Mars 202517min
It’s not just Trump. Canada’s climate policies face a bumpy road post-Trudeau
As President Donald Trump heats up a North American trade war, Canada is already facing big challenges within its own government. Next week, the governing Liberal party will announce Prime Minister Ju...
6 Mars 202532min
Why (almost) everyone hates ESG right now
The world of ESG regulation and investing was already suffering a period of shaky confidence even before President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Now, companies are facing a new period of u...
27 Feb 202526min
As COP16 resumes in Rome, biodiversity funding is on the line
Last October, delegates from around the world met in Cali, Colombia to discuss ways to protect the planet’s biodiversity. After a promising breakthrough in Montreal, Canada three years ago, there were...
20 Feb 202530min
Green growth is expensive. The global economy can afford it.
How do we keep climate action alive in a fracturing world? “Today we live in an age where we actually have the solutions– technologically, economically, financially speaking– but what we are not doing...
13 Feb 202531min
The UK’s £200 billion plan for carbon-free power by 2030
The UK government has pledged to achieve 95% clean power by 2030. It's an ambitious, tough goal – and even tougher to accomplish while reducing energy prices. Chris Stark, head of the nation’s Mission...
6 Feb 202528min
What happens to the energy transition with the US exiting the Paris Agreement?
With President Donald Trump back in office, the US is leaving the Paris Agreement for the second time. Unlike in 2017, this withdrawal is set to have more lasting consequences, Akshat Rathi tells prod...
30 Jan 202522min
