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Economy and ecology

How to get away with sanctions, Russian-style

There are nearly 15,000 sanctions on Russia. And yet, it manages to bypass the toughest of them

By Anna Romandash

Reuters

Economy and ecology

A war on food

While missiles are destroying thousands of tonnes of grain in Odessa intended to go through the grain corridor, hunger will hit the most vulnerable

By Viktoriia Hubareva

Canva

Economy and ecology

Good governance is a bad idea

The good-governance agenda has become an existential threat. Fighting climate change is about solving problems, not checking boxes

By Katharina Pistor

Pexels

Economy and ecology

The global food system is broken

By reducing our reliance on chemical fertilisers, we could turn the current food crisis into a genuine opportunity

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

Economy and ecology

Taking inequality seriously — and tackling it seriously

It is difficult, if not impossible, to do something about a problem if we do not even measure it properly

By Jayati Ghosh

Reuters/Essam Al-Sudani

Economy and ecology

Iraq is running out of water

The country can’t master such a bleak future on its own. Failing to take vital measures will result in a regional security nightmare

By Stefan Lukas

Reuters/Witt Jacques/Pool/ABACA

Economy and ecology

The geopolitics of nature

The world is in crisis mode. But instead of building bridges, many – particularly in the Global North – are exacerbating divisions

By Simon Zadek

Reuters/Henry Romero

Economy and ecology

Picking up the threads

The EU-CELAC Summit opens a window of opportunity for the EU and Latin America to relaunch their partnership on the road to a just energy transition

By Ignacio Urbasos

Reuters/Maxym Marusenko/NurPhoto

Economy and ecology

The environmental costs of Russia's war of aggression

Russia’s war against Ukraine has severely devastated the country’s local environment. Rebuilding its ecology won’t be easy – and it will take time

By Anselm Vogler

Pexels

Economy and ecology

What a world 1.5 degrees hotter would look like

To mitigate the worst climate change impacts, we need to consider implementing climate solutions outside of the free economic market

By Michael Davies-Venn