Jayati Ghosh unpicks the G7 summit in England and finds an anachronistic coalition failing to meet global responsibilities. Jayati Ghosh* What exactly does the G7 want? On the surface that should be evident: the informal political forum, consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United …
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A new transatlantic relationship is critical to any hope for global realisation of the goals of the Paris agreement. Delara Burkhardt* It takes two to tango, at least according to a popular English proverb. Although less sensual and rhythmic, we probably saw the beginning of a new international climate-policy dance …
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If consumers are not given the tools to go green, then their eco-awakening could doom the climate. Isabel Schatzschneider* Biodiversity loss threatens at least one million animals and plants species with extinction. But as we celebrated United Nations International Day for Biodiversity (May 22nd) we saw a silver lining: consumers are …
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Egypt Today Selwin Hart, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Action and Assistant Secretary-General for the Climate Action Team, stated at the ‘Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development’, on Friday, that “Africa is warning faster than the global average, which puts agriculture and food security in jeopardy”. …
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With environmental issues rising quickly up the EU agenda, it’s time to get trade and ecological policies into coherent alignment. Muhammed Magassy Between 2004 and 2017, an area of the globe larger than Germany was lost to deforestation, 43 million hectares of forest disappeared, for good. And the European Union is …
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Ahram Online The United Kingdom has launched the ‘Adaptation Action Coalition’ in partnership with Egypt and other countries. The coalition was announced by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at the Netherlands-hosted ‘Climate Adaptation Summit’ held on 25 and 26 January. The initiative was developed by the UK in partnership with …
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While lab-grown meats may take a bit of time before they are widely available. Plant-based protein alternatives to meat are already being widely consumed. Nada Elhusseiny and Marc Van Ameringen At the beginning of December, Singapore became the first country in the world to approve the sale of cultured chicken or …
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Europe has the chance to revolutionise how people and goods move and help cap global warming, while creating jobs and improving health. Lorelei Limousin While attention was focused on the pandemic, and on the economic and social inequalities it exposed and exacerbated, governments propped up European airlines with massive bailouts. …
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Adam Tooze assesses the significance of China’s goal setting for carbon neutrality. Adam Tooze In January, sights were set on the next round of the United Nations climate conference, ‘COP26’, scheduled for Glasgow in November, just days after the elections in the United States. The strategy of the European Union was to broker a …
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Egypt Today The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and the Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology signed a cooperation protocol to upgrade the agricultural technology infrastructure over two years. The most important step is the introduction of artificial intelligence to measure the impact of climate change, and the rationalization …
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