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    Will the future be solar? Will it be wind-powered? Geothermal? We need talks of energy transformation to account for ownership or participation by the...


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  • October: People-oriented planning can shape cities that work for everyone.

    If urban planning is led by communities, can it make cities—and the wider economy—more inclusive and socially just?


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  • September: How to reshape digital trade for economic and social justice?

    The digital economy will leave billions behind unless we find a better a better balance between innovation and regulation.


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In a rush to ‘solve’ the issues impacting our climate, we often overlook...


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#YouthParticipation: Nisreen Elsaim, on her journey to becoming a UN Youth Climate

Our work is yet to be completed. There is no more time. We need to stop...


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An awakening of grassroots civil society in Africa is an opportunity to rethink relations with the West

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