Climate
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We’ve already breached most of the Earth’s limits. How can we get back?
Urgent action is needed on climate, the biosphere, freshwater, and fertiliser use to return to safe and just boundaries. People once believed the planet ... -
Africa’s topsy-turvy food paradox
Why embrace a food system proven to be harmful to health, nutrition, dignity, equality, local economies, and the environment? Imagine a country defined by ... -
Four actions vulnerable countries need from COP28
From mobilising trillions (rather than billions) to raising ambitions, here’s what most of the world needs from the critical climate talks. The conclusion of ... -
“Our target is replacing cement”: The Ethiopian startup thinking big
Kubik promises to turn plastic waste into high quality affordable homes. We spoke to its CEO about dignity, safety, and thinking globally. Most startups ... -
Remember amid the headlines: there’s no such thing as a “natural” disaster
Poor countries aren’t disproportionately vulnerable to climate change because of geography or bad luck. In early-May, huge floods swept through South Kivu in the ... -
Meet Cameroon’s undercover conservationists
When the Anglophone war broke out, state rangers left, militias set up camp in forests, and thousands sought refuge in areas of critical biodiversity. ... -
The return to Cabo Delgado: Gas, war, and the emergence of Total Land
While TotalEnergies remains coy about restarting the $20bn gas project, Mozambicans are coming home in the conspicuous absence of the state. In recent months, ... -
How (and why) Nigeria should remove its fuel subsidy
Nigeria spends a quarter of its budget on a regressive fuel subsidy. Removing it and distributing the savings can help the poorest. Nigerians are ...