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Economy and ecology

The masters of greenwashing

The UN’s SDGs are not the answer to the global crises. In fact, with their techno-optimistic, finance-focused approach, they make things worse

By Albert Denk

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Economy and ecology

Sri Lanka’s dangerous domestic debt restructuring

The IMF's bailout plan for Sri Lanka is likely to exacerbate the country's economic crisis and put further strain on already vulnerable workers

By Jayati Ghosh, Kanchana N. Ruwanpura

Reuters/Jon Nazca

Economy and ecology

Green hydrogen – bringing Europe and Latin America closer together?

The EU can support LAC countries in developing a renewable hydrogen industry – but it must do so in a fair and economically sustainable way

By Ignacio Urbasos

Reuters/Christophe Van Der Perre

Economy and ecology

Auctioning off Africa’s last hinterland

Rather than negotiating social and technical investments, the Nairobi Climate Summit further endorsed the suffocation of Africa for Western benefits

By Zikora Ibeh

Reuters/Irakli Gedenidze

Economy and ecology

A tragic lesson

The Shovi disaster shows the intensification of the effects of climate change in Georgia — the state must prepare itself for future disasters

By Alexey Ovchinnikov

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Economy and ecology

Growth at any cost is not an option

To combat the climate crisis and other global challenges, the World Bank – the largest development financer – must adapt its business model

By Svenja Schulze

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Economy and ecology

A nuclear deal to tip the scale?

With the Franco-Mongolian uranium deal due to be decided, there is a growing unease over the elephant in the room – Russia

By Munkhnaran Bayarlkhagva

Reuters/Tatiana Meel

Economy and ecology

Beyond Russia – the impacts of sanctions on the region

Given the strong ties with Russia, economists predicted a bleak future for Eurasian economies. But reality presents a different picture

By Narek Karapetyan

Reuters/Hiroto Sekiguchi

Economy and ecology

A legacy of colonialism set the stage for the Maui wildfires

Just as a house that hasn’t been cared for properly is more exposed to bad weather, lands exploited by colonialism are now at greater risk of disaster

By Yarimar Bonilla

Reuters/Jonas Ekstromer

Economy and ecology

Beyond the climate tech arms race

The Inflation Reduction Act raised tensions between the EU and the US. But the allies have more in common than at odds in the net-zero transition

By Justin Talbot Zorn