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More affordable climate finance
Oped, Rebecca Ray & Ulrich Volz, Published on 14/03/2024
» Emerging-market and developing economies (EMDEs) will need an estimated US$2.4 trillion (86 trillion baht) in climate investment annually to meet climate goals, according to the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance, with $1 trillion coming from external sources. Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will require even more financing: an increase of $3.5 trillion in new investments annually by 2030. These are daunting figures. But they are also non-negotiable.
Gen Z: poorer and more depressed than any before them
News, Sarah Jaquette Ray, Published on 25/07/2020
» According to polls, Generation Z -- people born between the mid-1990s and early 2010s -- share startling characteristics. They are more lonely, depressed and suicidal than any previous generation. They are more likely than earlier generations to be poorer than their parents and they are the first generation expected to live shorter lives than their parents. They also care deeply about racial justice and led the largest climate strikes last year.
Decoding the Indo-Pacific outlook
News, Dio Herdiawan Tobing & Vicky Barreto, Published on 28/06/2019
» The 34th Asean Summit wrapped up last week in Bangkok, with the adoption of a crucial document known as the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP). Prime Minister, Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha, regarded the AOIP as a milestone as the bloc now has a unified perspective on how to deal with external partners in the region.
Biometrics is the future of identity authentication
News, Vicky Ray, Published on 01/10/2018
» As expected, Apple recently introduced a handful of new features, with the launch of iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR. Alongside the fancy Liquid Retina and Super Retina screens, and speedier A12 bionic processor, the trio of new iPhones interestingly dropped one of iPhone's iconic fixtures, the home button.