THE POWER OF PEOPLE, PLACES & FIRMS
Reading Time: 4 minutesNigeria’s economic powerhouse Lagos has doubled its population over the last two decades to 24 million. It could reach between 85 and 100 million inhabitants by 2100. As the cities of the Global South expand, can they grow green?
Reading Time: 4 minutesPolicy makers need to double down their efforts to close the gap and overcome an emerging gender divide in the green transition.
Reading Time: 4 minutesGetting to net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 means we need to transform industry at an unprecedented depth and speed. But how do we do it?
Reading Time: 4 minutesIndustrial strategy is back – and with it, industrial subsidies. During the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, sharp tensions continued to surface over the re-emergence of subsidies for domestic manufacturing and particularly to support the growth of new green industries.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThere can be no route to net zero without bringing smaller businesses with us. Some will enable the transition directly, as suppliers of low-carbon goods and services, and all will participate in the unprecedented changes that will be necessary over the next few decades.
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn times of a global pandemic, war and rising instability, how do we get back on track to good health, peace and resilience? The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development offers a solid route, but we need to step up action.
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs global energy prices rise as a result of war in Ukraine, the switch to renewable energy has taken on a new urgency. With ambitious new targets to cut reliance on Russian fossil-fuel imports and increase energy security, what will the transition mean for rural communities? How can they make the most of it?
Reading Time: 3 minutesCountries across the world are now gearing up to face the most profound shared challenge in generations: climate change. The road to net zero will be paved with innovative green technologies – the bread and butter of the green entrepreneur. With the right policy support, these entrepreneurs can drive the green transition.