A recent Rockefeller Foundation analysis makes clear it is possible to prevent global warming from breaking 2 degrees Celsius by 2090. Doing so will require the world to help developed and emerging economies rapidly decarbonize, while also expanding access to renewable energy in the world’s most energy-poor countries. Accelerating these essential transitions will cost trillions
At the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) today, world leaders launched a Global Climate Finance Framework that incorporates and builds on the Bridgetown Initiative, the world’s big bet to revitalize the international financial architecture and make it fit-for-purpose in an era of increasingly urgent challenges.I am
Image via The New York Times.Sandra Day O’Connor was a trailblazer and a champion of America’s highest ideals. I was saddened to hear of her passing today, and on behalf of The Rockefeller Foundation, where she served as a Trustee, I send my condolences to her family, friends, and all the people she inspired during
Une conversation téléphonique datant d’après le 7 octobre, date de l’attaque du Hamas contre Israël, a révélé les liens profonds entre l’Iran et le polisario. Dans une enquête menée par I24news, une conversation fuitée montre l’ampleur de la main de l’Iran dans l’agenda déstabilisateur en Afrique du nord, particulièrement contre le Maroc. C’est une alliance tripartite
Climate activist holds a placard during a vigil to mark the opening day of the COP28 summit outside the offices of the BBC in Salford Phil Noble / Reuters Q&A / Global 01 December 2023 19 minutes On 30 November, delegates gathered for the 28th iteration of the UN Climate Conference, where peace and security
The twenty-eighth Conference of the Parties, or COP28, opened yesterday in Dubai. The conference is set to assess whether the world is on track to keep global temperatures from rising by 1.5 degrees Celsius and to stand up a World Bank-administered fund to compensate poorer countries for damage they have suffered from climate change. With
15 hours ago Information Cutoff: 2:00 pm ESTContributor: Sydney WhiteThe Iran Update provides insights into Iranian and Iranian-sponsored activities abroad that undermine regional stability and threaten US forces and interests. It also covers events and trends that affect the stability and decision-making of the Iranian regime. The Critical Threats Project (CTP) at the American Enterprise
Sex Slaves from World War II Ordered Compensation from Japan Last week, a South Korean appellate court ordered Japan to compensate the remaining Korean ‘comfort women’ who were forced to work in military brothels during World War II. These women, who had been kept as sex slaves for Japanese soldiers, filed a lawsuit demanding 200
Welcome to December everyone, a time for both looking back and looking ahead. 2023 was an eventful year in geoeconomics, while 2024 promises more changes as there will be more elections than any other year in history. This week’s newsletter does a bit of both as well, looking ahead at some notable upcoming events while
The Middle East Institute (MEI) is pleased to invite you to an expert panel discussing Andrea Manciulli’s special report, The Silent Enemy, Presence and evolution of the jihadist threat in the Broader Mediterranean. The discussion will detail jihadist threats in the “Broader Mediterranean,” which consists of the Balkans, the Caucasus, the Middle East, and North