America’s disruptive agenda and Europe’s wavering resolve have created an opportunity for the Global South to create a more equitable and inclusive clean-energy transition.To do so, these countries must demonstrate that climate and development goals are not mutually exclusive. By Jörg Haas, Jayati Ghosh and Maiara Folly

Social innovation and entrepreneurship offer alternative ways forward, and both South Korea and China have demonstrated how it can be integrated into the mainstream and leverage market mechanisms. By François Bonnici

Chinese state-owned banks has shrunk as commercial bank "co-financing" grows. But a meaningful green pivot to lower-income countries, especially for renewable projects, has yet to be seen. By Yunnan Chen

Vast natural-resource endowments have proven to be more of a curse than a blessing, with resource-rich countries often developing more slowly than their resource-poor counterparts. Today, countries rich in critical minerals have a chance to change this – but only if they invest in strengthening their institutional capacity. By Rick van der Ploeg and Rabah Arezki