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A powerful climate leader from a small island nation

Mia Mottley, the prime minister of Barbados, has been drawing attention to the environmental and financial threats faced by small and vulnerable countries like hers.

Impacts

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At Cop27, plans to overhaul the IMF and World Bank gain traction

As global warming delivers cascading weather disasters, leaders at U.N. climate talks say it’s time to radically overhaul the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

Causes

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At COP27, plans to overhaul the IMF and World Bank gain traction

As global warming delivers cascading weather disasters, leaders at U.N. climate talks say it’s time to radically overhaul the World Bank and International Monetary Fund.

This pioneering economist says our obsession with growth must end

“It’s a false assumption,” argues Herman Daly, “to say that growth is increasing the standard of living in the present world.”

Solutions

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This pioneering economist says our obsession with growth must end

“It’s a false assumption,” argues Herman Daly, “to say that growth is increasing the standard of living in the present world.”

ORIGINAL REPORTING

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A powerful climate leader from a small island nation

At Cop27, plans to overhaul the IMF and World Bank gain traction

At COP27, plans to overhaul the IMF and World Bank gain traction

This pioneering economist says our obsession with growth must end

This pioneering economist says our obsession with growth must end

Trump administration orders Pennsylvania power plant to stay open amid claims of emergency demand

EU bank to invest billions in clean water and drought resilience across Europe

Public support for renewable energy drops as partisan divides and fossil fuel interests grow

Scientists call on UN to adopt bold ocean policies to combat climate and biodiversity threats

EU ocean protection plan draws fire for weak enforcement and lack of binding goals

Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to choke U.S. cities as climate patterns worsen

Colorado kids with leukemia are more than twice as likely to live near dense oil and gas development

Carbon dioxide hits new record as global emissions push May levels past 430 ppm