Debt-for-nature swaps in climate finance response, Spanish wetland shrinking and other top nature and climate news headlines.
Johnny Wood
May 15, 2023
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Debt-for-nature swaps in climate finance response, Spanish wetland shrinking and other top nature and climate news headlines.
Johnny Wood
May 15, 2023
What is the World Health Assembly and why is it important?
The World Health Assembly takes place annually to discuss the policy and strategy for tackling key global healthcare challenges, and how to resolve them.
Johnny Wood
May 15, 2023
Top energy news: Biden aims to slash power plant emissions; Glencore plans giant EV battery recycling plant; Companies eye Sweden green hydrogen project.
Roberto Bocca
May 15, 2023
Redefining leadership for sustainable growth: Five key shifts for high performance
Five leadership shifts can unleash an era of sustainable, inclusive growth for companies looking to outperform in this era of disruption.
Aaron De Smet, Arne Gast, Johanne Lavoie and Michael Lurie
May 15, 2023
The oceans are becoming less able to regulate the Earth's climate. Here's why
Oceans soak up 90% of the planet's excess heat energy. But as the climate changes, so does the oceans' power to protect us.
Craig Stevens
May 15, 2023
How to mobilize private-sector finance for climate adaptation
More investment is flowing towards mitigating climate emissions, but we also need to focus on resilience and adaptation. Here's how the private sector can help.
Esther Sekyoung Choi, Eunkyung Jang and Valerie Laxton
May 15, 2023
Electric vehicles: an analysis of adoption and the future of oil demand
Oil demand is likely to drop as sales of electric vehicles go up.
Selin Oğuz
May 15, 2023
What is a genome and why is it valuable to our lives? An expert explains
Twenty years after the human genome was first sequenced, a geneticist explains the impact of the project and introduces a more diverse means of mapping it.
Kate Whiting and Kateryna Gordiychuk
May 15, 2023
8 unexpected side effects of climate change
Climate change is impacting everything from the sex and size of animals to the state of wine and coffee crops. It’s also making flights a lot bumpier.
Ian Shine
May 15, 2023
Climate finance needs new ideas: could this model take off worldwide?
A Singapore-based fund manager shows how philanthropic catalytic climate finance can accelerate the low-carbon transition by mobilising private capital.
Mason Wallick
May 15, 2023
Beyond climate mitigation: the Pakistan floods showed there's no turning back
Climate adaptation and mitigation is not a fight for Pakistan alone, the unprecedented impact of floods worldwide calls for multi-stakeholder support.
Sikander Bizenjo, Mariam Raheem and Ayla Majid
May 15, 2023
Six elements accelerating education for a Smart Bangladesh and a Smart World
Smart Bangladesh is a new education system designed for the new Smart World. See how its methods and processes can apply to other countries.
Dipu Moni, Anir Chowdhury and Shakil Ahmed
May 15, 2023
5 film directors capture the inspiring optimism of people working on urgent climate change solutions
A new six-part docuseries highlights the businesses at the forefront of climate change innovation. The film directors reflect on these inspiring stories.
Sally Fouts
May 15, 2023
These priority-setting tools can help countries achieve universal health coverage faster
These priority-setting tools can help countries in designing a financially sustainable benefits package that helps accelerate Universal Health Coverage.
Jubilee Ahazie and Victoria Fan
May 12, 2023