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Economy and ecology

Africa's economic trade-off

Africa's new free trade area could transform the continent's economy. But without strong social protections, it may result in more precarious work

By Kwabena Nyarko Otoo

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Europe's green commitment problem

As energy prices in Europe are soaring, governments need to provide not just short-term relief, but make substantial commitments to decarbonisation

By Isa Ferrero

Reuters

Economy and ecology

We need more than empty rhetoric on Africa’s youth

Africa is a young continent ruled by the old. But the creativity, talent, ideas, and hopes of African youth can no longer be a sideshow

By Nanjira Sambuli

Reuters

Economy and ecology

What Evergrande signals about China's economic future

Under Xi Jinping's new economic agenda 'common prosperity', China is cracking down on indebted real estate developers like Evergrande

By Alicia Herrero

Reuters

Economy and ecology

We must resist corporate greenwashing

Agricultural land has become a prized investment for corporations to greenwash their operations — at the risk of exacerbating hunger worldwide

By Astrud Beringer

Reuters

Economy and ecology

The Global South doesn't need a new agricultural model

With the worsening food shortage worldwide, this week’s UN Food Systems Summit has to deliver more than refinancing rotten agricultural projects

By Jayati Ghosh

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Economy and ecology

Agricultural workers are left out of Europe's Green Deal

Extreme weather events create dangerous conditions for farmworkers. Europe's political institutions need to include them in a just transition

By Kristjan Bragason

Reuters

Economy and ecology

A new Washington Consensus

Five years ago, the G20 launched the 'Compact with Africa'. It turned out to be just another iteration of neoliberal imperialism

By Martin Tsounkeu

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Making CO2 pricing socially just

The EU's planned increase in CO2 prices will have a financial impact on individuals and companies. Who deserves compensation?

By Thieß Petersen

Reuters

Economy and ecology

Apocalypse or cooperation?

The perfect storm of Covid-19 and climate change will create more instability. But international cooperation can still avert the worst-case scenario

By Jayati Ghosh