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Making the solidarity levies case
Oped, Emmanuel Macron, Mia Amor Mottley & William Ruto, Published on 19/11/2024
» From Bridgetown to Nairobi to Paris, no country is immune to the worsening effects of the climate crisis. With each passing year, we witness more climate-related destruction. This year, we have set a number of new records: wildfires in Chile have destroyed more than 14,000 homes; extreme rainfall in Brazil has devastated 478 cities and left nearly 2 million people stranded in Bangladesh; and in July, the world experienced its hottest day ever.
Key to unlocking trade benefits
Oped, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala & Makhtar Diop, Published on 29/10/2024
» Supply chains form the backbone of international commerce, representing over half the value of global merchandise trade. They also create large numbers of jobs and lower the bar for countries and companies to participate in the world economy. But the finance underpinning supply chains is inadequate, leaving too many small businesses in emerging and developing economies cut off from the benefits of global trade.
Mobilising private climate finance
Oped, Mette Frederiksen & Mia Amor Mottley, Published on 15/10/2024
» Around the world, we are witnessing the devastating effects of changing temperatures. Droughts, floods, and sweltering heat are taking lives, eroding hard-earned socioeconomic gains, and leaving countries' future hanging in the balance. Worse, those who have contributed the least to the climate crisis are being hit the hardest.
Extreme heat hits women hardest
Oped, Jess Ayers & Helen Mountford, Published on 24/09/2024
» Climate shocks -- from heat waves to droughts, floods to wildfires -- often hit women the hardest. New research published this May in The Lancet found that even in wealthy European countries, women died at nearly twice the rate as men from extreme heat over the last two decades. Marcos Quijal, one of the report's authors, said the findings "reflect a global trend".