Economy
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How a shipping carbon tax could help Africa build climate resilient trade
Pricing the emissions of the international shipping industry could raise $100 billion/yr. With Africa disproportionately affected by climate change and its impacts worsening other ... -
Peril or prosperity? The risks facing Mozambique’s long-awaited gas boom
From conflict and long deferred revenues to falling gas demand, there are many reasons to believe Mozambique’s LNG deal has become a liability. Ever ... -
The South must unite to end debt and shape a new economic order
The inequities of the global financial system have changed little for decades. What’s new, with the climate crisis, is the urgency of fixing them. ... -
Is Italy’s $6bn plan for Africa just PR-friendly neocolonialism?
The Mattei Plan was drawn up without any input from African leaders and is named after the controversial founder of Italy’s fossil fuels major. ... -
“We miners die a lot”: The lives of cobalt miners in the DRC
Demand for cobalt is skyrocketing. The DRC sits on two thirds of the world’s known supply, yet miners receive virtually none of the profits. ...
