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A workable social contract for the climate transition
Economic insecurity and growing distrust in institutions are undermining governments’ ability to sustain support for climate action. To rebuild that support, they must show that climate policies can reduce household bills, create decent jobs, and ensure that the biggest emitters pay their fair share.
Carbon & Climate
Who is responsible for Nepal’s tragedy?
The devastating floods in Nepal demonstrate what happens when reckless development puts climate-vulnerable communities in harm’s way. They also highlight a climate-finance system that is unable to provide the funds countries need in the immediate aftermath of such disasters.
Policy & Finance
War and climate
The closure of the Strait of Hormuz showed how quickly a regional conflict can throw global energy markets into chaos. By pushing governments toward coal and biofuels, the war could accelerate deforestation and undermine climate negotiations, with environmental consequences that will linger long after the fighting ends.
A potentially record-breaking El Niño is expected to intensify extreme weather and deepen climate risks across the globe.
All #global warming Opinion
8 September 2026
7 September 2026
Policy & Finance
Asia's natural disasters must not become financial crises
13 August 2026
26 June 2026
22 June 2026
Food & Agriculture
Taking women farmers seriously
18 June 2026
19 May 2026
3 March 2026
25 February 2026
26 January 2026
22 January 2026
21 January 2026
Carbon & Climate
As climate diplomacy stalls, the economics are racing ahead
20 January 2026
Policy & Finance
Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources
31 December 2025
Food & Agriculture
War and weather show how fragile food systems are - we must act
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