Rich nations offer loans not grants for Vietnam’s coal transition
The G7 has offered to mobilise $15.5 billion to get Vietnam from coal to clean energy but just 2% of this is grants Members of the G7 group of wealthy…
To triple renewable energy, the Global South needs finance
A renewable energy target will be debated at Cop28 but financial reforms are needed for the Global South outside China to meet that target With one month to go until…
Where to find hope you can change the world
Activists Xiye Bastida and Jerome Foster II are youth climate superstars. Bastida is a 2023 TIME100 Next honoree who has been featured in Vogue. Foster, before he was old enough…
The Indo-West Pacific harbors two distinct mangrove hotspots, study says
JAKARTA — New research on slugs has found two types of mangrove forests in the Indo-West Pacific region, highlighting their much-needed protection against deforestation and rising sea levels. The study…
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The gender pay gap: Claudia Goldin’s Nobel Insight and Path to Gender Equity
The gender pay gap is a global puzzle that has baffled experts for decades. Common explanations include blatant discrimination and ingrained biases. But Claudia Goldin, a respected economic historian and…