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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

California struggles to electrify trucks as Trump administration blocks state rules

The hidden cost of powering your phone might be someone else’s cancer

Toxic mine runoff cleanup revives West Virginia waterways and extracts rare earth elements

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

China ramps up solar and wind power as clean energy output shatters global records

Melting ice and microplastics signal deepening disruption in Antarctica’s climate system