Blog 04 September 2023 How Africa can leverage trade and investment for a just transition Kennedy Mbeva and Cherono Sego take us through how Africa could become a major hub for climate action. Kennedy Mbeva Cherono Sego Climate Trade ... Africa
Blog 22 June 2023 Seizing the “Bridgetown moment” for global trade This week President Macron of France hosts a summit on remaking the global financial system. As the gap between the unfolding polycrisis and global governance grows, the need for a fundamental paradigm shift in global economic governance is becoming more urgent. Kennedy Mbeva Thomas Hale Climate Trade
Blog 24 January 2023 Climate and legitimacy, who is right in the Anthropocene? Following the arrest of Greta Thunberg at a climate protest in Germany, MPP student Baudouin De Hemptinne asks if the climate crisis is forcing us to reimagine the legitimacy of actions by both state actors and protestors. Baudouin de Hemptinne Climate Europe
Blog 01 July 2022 More mining cooperation, not less, would be needed in the run up to carbon neutrality Though phasing down the role of global mining industries may seem like a logical step in the journey to carbon neutrality, MPP alumnus Yanzhu Zhang argues that more mining cooperation will be needed in the first instance to produce the technology and capacity required for the clean energy transition. Yanzhu Zhang Global cooperation Climate
Blog 13 June 2022 Towards a green trade strategy for Africa The future of trade is green, and the future of trade is African. But with the global economy increasingly shaped by geopolitical and climate imperatives, how can the continent best advance its development goals? Thomas Hale Kennedy Mbeva Global cooperation Climate ... Africa
Blog 25 November 2021 Should we feel hopeful after COP26? As extreme weather plagues his home region of British Columbia, MPP student Evan Guy reflects upon the successes and shortcomings of COP26 Evan Guy Climate
Blog 10 September 2021 ‘Our Common Agenda’ – governing the future? Thomas Hale responds to a report from the new UN Special Envoy for Future Generations aimed at putting temporal problems on the agenda. Thomas Hale Climate Global cooperation
Blog 24 June 2021 Is the EU’s Carbon Border Tax a good approach? An analysis of the EU's Green Deal and its wider impact. Yanzhu Zhang Climate Global cooperation
Blog 24 May 2021 What does it mean to be green? Some remarks on the EU sustainable finance package A closer look at the EU's Taxonomy Regulation act. Michal Dorociak Climate Business and capitalism ... Global cooperation