Harvesting The Biosphere
By Vaclav Smil
Humanity has been harvesting an increasing share of the Earth’s photosynthetic productivity. This has already resulted in a new world where the...
Equitable Action on Climate Now
By Adrian Parr
In 2010 the world emitted 38.1 billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). This is 48 percent more CO2 than in 1992, and...
Empowering Women Makes Economic Sense
Interview with James Zhan
Foreign investment holds enormous potential for women’s empowerment through the creation of formal jobs and business linkages – and this is...
China’s Environmental Challenges
By Judith Shapiro
China’s huge environmental challenges are tied to domestic politics, rapid economic growth, and an intense phase of globalization. With rising wealth there...
Closing the Gap: What Will it Take for the UK to be a “Double...
By Christina Palmou
The pandemic has brought into sharper focus the unequal opportunities at work for men and women. Policy, management practices and a structural...
Africa’s Green Revolution? Raising Awareness of New Rice Crops for Africa (NERICAs)
By Aliou Diagne, Steven Glover, Ben Groom and Jonathan Phillips
A Green Revolution in West African agriculture will rely on new technologies such as NERICA...
Why Corporations Should be Accountable for Achieving the SDGs
By Kathleen Enright
Kathleen Enright writes about corporate accountability towards the SDGs, based on observations from the WEF annual meeting in Davos. What are the components...
Empowering Lives With Zakat: Why We Need More Transparency And Innovation
By Namira Samir and Imad el Fadili
A recent study by Sumner (2012) suggested that approximately 960 million people from 1.3 billion poor people in...
Addressing Social Sustainability Must be a Global Priority
By Jonas Törnblom
As an organisation responsible for developing and installing innovative systems that transport waste underground using vacuum technology, Envac has witnessed first-hand the...
Emerging Opportunity for Battery Swapping Model for Electric Vehicles in India
By Parveen Kumar and Anshika Singh
Battery swapping is emerging as an efficient and alternative fast-refuelling option for electric vehicles (EV), especially for e-2Ws and...