Commentary: Building the BRICS of the Paris Agreement
Developing countries like India, China, and Brazil took many important steps on climate action in 2016, writes Naina Lal Kidwai in The Hill.
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Commentary: Land Management is Crisis Management in Africa
Land restoration is not a choice; it is a necessity, writes Sofia Farqui in Project Syndicate.
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Commentary: Ratification of the Paris Agreement is an unmissable opportunity for global growth
Investing in sustainable infrastructure is key to tackling the three central challenges facing the global community: reigniting growth, delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals, and reducing climate risk in line with the outcomes of Paris, writes Lord Nicholas Stern in The Independent.
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Release: Economic transformation can revive Africa’s growth miracle and protect the climate
Washington, D.C., November 4, 2016: Economic transformation can revive Africa’s growth rates while promoting development and climate goals, according to a new report from the New Climate Economy.
The report, Africa’s New Climate Economy, is the first to bring economic transformation together with development and climate change in one comprehensive assessment.
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Commentary: Global Infrastructure Needs an Upgrade
We have a choice in the next few years. Invest in the dirty, unhealthy, and unsustainable infrastructure of the past, or leap forward to the clean, efficient, and affordable infrastructure of the future, writes President Felipe Calderón in CNN Money.