While some believe that economic growth is incompatible with fighting climate change, only growing economies can produce the financial resources needed to make the transition to a net-zero economy. Accelerating global growth could bring lower-income households into the middle class and build infrastructure to reduce emissions. By Sven Smit, Anu Madgavkar and Kevin Russell

World leaders at the COP27 summit in Sharm El-Sheikh should focus on efforts to decarbonise the world’s electricity grids as fast as possible. Doing so will improve energy access and make the rest of the green transition easier. By Damilola Ogunbiyi and Kate Brandt

There are multiple reasons why climate action is an appealing target for aspiring and incumbent authoritarians, but none has anything to do with the climate itself. Citizens must get wise to this new threat of reactionary populism. By Laurence Tubiana , Ana Toni and Izabella Teixeira

If corporations – including even fossil-fuel companies – are now “climate leaders,” fully and loudly committed to the net-zero cause, why are emissions still rising? The answer lies in the voluntary nature of net-zero pledges. By Catherine McKenna