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Opinion / Middle East
Food & Agriculture
How to feed ten billion people
With the world’s population expected to reach ten billion by mid-century, agriculture must produce more with less – every season, everywhere. The knowledge and tools to end and prevent food insecurity are already in hand, but they have yet to be used wisely and at scale.
Food & Agriculture
War and weather show how fragile food systems are - we must act
In Gaza and parts of Africa, we've seen how vulnerable food systems can be and we must act urgently to strengthen them worldwide.
COP30 delivered gains on climate finance and forests but stalled on fossil fuel phaseout – exposing both the limits of consensus talks and the growing role of action outside negotiations.
Manufacturing
The critical minerals race is putting the planet at risk
Robust legal frameworks, backed by effective enforcement, can create the conditions for stable and rights-respecting mining. That means safeguarding Indigenous rights, protecting water resources and ensuring independent, participatory, and transparent impact assessments.
All Middle East Opinion
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Carbon & Climate
From Rio to Belém: The long unravelling of climate consensus
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Why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war
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Policy & Finance
What chaos at the US CDC could mean for the rest of the world
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Food & Agriculture
Feed the world but feed it well: Why food systems must be reformed
8 August 2025
25 July 2025
Policy & Finance
The scramble for critical minerals
3 July 2025
Manufacturing
The delicate art of natural resource diplomacy
13 February 2025
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Policy & Finance
COP29 must deliver the goods
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Policy & Finance
Harmonising loss and damage finance will be key to COP29
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Transport
Put a price on shipping emissions
24 September 2024
Carbon & Climate
The case for a global climate assembly
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