Opinion / Cities
Vietnam’s renewed ambition of developing nuclear power plants to fuel its industrialisation drive – supported by strong elite consensus – faces several obstacles, including an unrealistic timeline and financial challenges.
With cities at the frontline of climate resilience, COP30 is a key opportunity to scale-up urban finance.
The increasing presence of microplastics in the bodies of birds poses a global challenge.
Carbon & Climate
In defence of science: Let’s tell the truth on climate and health
We must accelerate decisive action on climate change that protects health because the climate crisis is a health crisis.
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Policy & Finance
Street vendors are workers – they should have workers’ rights
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Fake ‘threats’: How trans issues become a weapon
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Policy & Finance
Shake it up, don’t shoot it down: the case for reforming US aid
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Transport
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News / Food & Agriculture
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