Reduzir o crescimento das economias mais ricas para combater as mudanças climáticas não funcionará, na medida em que os países terão menos recursos para combater a crise
- Distinguished Visiting Professor in Economics, University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
Degrowth will make the environmental crisis worse.
Many trials are taking place, but they need a reality check.
Es muy posible que los objetivos de temperatura marcados sean insuficientes para evitar extinciones masivas si no trabajamos para aumentar la resiliencia del planeta.
A group of powerful countries have agreed ‘green corridors’ for emissions-free shipping by 2025, but that’s not even half the battle.
Banyak negara mengira bahwa algoritma adalah jalan baru menuju sejahtera.
Ireland is the latest country to make the mistake of thinking that algorithms by themselves are the route to untold prosperity.
Since 1999, extreme poverty has declined while rates of young people in education and employment have risen. Without investment though, the impact of the pandemic could see this progress imperilled,
The Fourth Industrial Revolution failed to deliver; it’s time that we put our faith once again in hard science.
With an outdated story that gives up on manufacturing, Africa will fail to close the huge digital gap it still faces.
Contrary to popular belief, entrepreneurship has been on a worryingly downward trend since the 1980s – here’s why.
Germany’s rising inequality shows what happens when consumers and companies don’t widely embrace innovation.
We’re facing an arms race to build an artificial super-intelligence – this could be a disaster without government action.
Prominent thinkers exaggerating the potential or danger of artificial intelligence are pushing us towards a new AI winter.
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