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Introduction
Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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March 10, 2010
International Organizations
Developing an International Framework for Geoengineering
As the international community continues to work toward emissions reductions, some climate scientists are turning to the concept of geoengineering—the deliberate manipulation of the Earth’s climate—t…
October 4, 2010
Development
Evaluating Progress on the UN Millennium Development Goals
Related Readings: President Obama's Speech at the UN MDG Summit, September 2010 MDGs for Women Largely Unmet by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Time for a Rethink by Jagdish N. Bhagwati
November 16, 2006
Global
Ending Global Poverty
Watch Muhammad Yunus, founder and managing director of the Grameen Bank and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, discuss the role of microcredit in fighting poverty.
February 23, 2015
Global
Low Oil Prices: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Headed?
Howard K. Gruenspecht, deputy administrator at the U.S. Energy Information Administration, Edward L. Morse, global head of commodities research at Citibank, and Katherine B. Spector, head of commodit…