It remains a mystery to me how so many economists can only think of state intervention in the context of market failures (see excerpt from recent IMF speech below).

Do they not know that the creation, functioning and boundaries of markets are set by states?

🔥Why are wildfire seasons getting longer and more destructive?

🎙️In the next episode of #TheUNForestPodcast , Jodi-Ann Wang 王珏璇 and Jesús San-Miguel explore current and future wildfires trends🔥

STAY TUNED!⏰

Handy International Energy Agency cheat sheet for #COP28 & beyond

1.5C means…

Now
🏭no new unabated coal
🛢️🔥no new oil or gas

By 2030
🌄3x renewables
🏬2x efficiency
🔥-75% methane

In NDCs for 2035
📉advanced CO2 -80%
📉emerging/developed -60%

By 2050
⚡️power 90% renewable
🔌energy 50% electric

The The Commonwealth continues to strengthen her collaboration with the Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Network through youth empowerment in addressing climate change by mainstreaming #climatefinance literacy for young people, towards a sustainable future.

Commonwealth Youth

#10CYMM #climatefinance

The #CommonwealthYouth are energised to be celebrating 50 years of youth empowerment at the 10th Commonwealth Youth Ministers Meeting ( #10CYMM ) happening this week!

#YearOfYouth | Pakistan High Commission London

I have written a hot (if somewhat lengthy) take on the #NewGlobalFinancingPact Summit held in Paris over the last two days. This was a surprisingly productive and significant event. But the beginning not the end of the financial reform process. ODI

So I followed Gary Marcus's suggestion and had my undergrad class use ChatGPT for a critical assignment. I had them all generate an essay using a prompt I gave them, and then their job was to 'grade' it--look for hallucinated info and critique its analysis. *All 63* essays had

👉 Announcement 👈

I'm proud to share that the United Nations System Common Principles on Future Generations have been adopted.

I'm grateful to UN High Level Committee on Programmes for the opportunity to advise on the drafting of these principles.

bit.ly/3nJJJGZ

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In Greenland, the ice is melting and unraveling life with it. With potential mining for rare earth elements on the cards, what lies ahead for this pristine environment?

For Atmos Vol 08, Madeleine Gregory speaks to locals about the loss of their icy neighbors.

atmos.earth/greenland-rare…

🔹 Y20 DELEGATE REFLECTIONS 🔹

YDC's 2022 delegates Sameer Esmail, Brandon Nguyen, Olivier Li, and Jodi-Ann Wang 王珏璇 breakdown what it's like participating in the #Y20 and comment on the future of youth engagement in multilateral processes.

youngdiplomats.ca/reports/2023/3…

To inform the work of the #lossanddamage Transitional Committee, an initial paper on existing funding arrangements and innovative sources has been developed, available here, with some useful information:
tinyurl.com/4ap8dku9

After 3 yrs of hard work & a long approval plenary, we got the #IPCC #AR6 Synthesis Report published today, consisting of the Summary for Policymakers and a full report version ➡️ ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/
An ongoing 🧵, starting with SPM fig 1 on adverse climate change impacts
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PRESS RELEASE

There are multiple, feasible and effective options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions & adapt to human-caused #climatechange available now, said scientists in the latest #IPCC #ClimateReport released today.

➡️ bit.ly/SYRPR23

Wrote down some quick thoughts on the Harry & Meghan docuseries, focusing on its treatment of the relationship between monarchy and race, slavery, and colonialism.
ontologoff.substack.com/p/on-race-colo…

Pleased to have joined GENeva Environment Network rep’ing Youth stakeholders on the implementation of UNEA 5/12 - future generations must be centered in current decision-making, creating future-proofed standards on metals and minerals that are co-designed with the most impacted. Children & Youth Major Group to UNEP

🧵Re the appointment of former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank.

One topic that should be getting more attention is how this could turbocharge the use of public $$$ to 'de-risk' the private sector & undertake #PPPs —despite a troubling track record. 1/6

I'm excited to announce that my book, 'The Future of the Factory: How Megatrends are Changing Industrialization', will hit the shelves later this year with Oxford University Press.

📣Want to help improve the Climate & Environment?

🌏Share your insights on how to drive Climate and Sustainability actions in 2023! Help shape the focus of Commonwealth Youth Networks

📅 Mar 4, 2023
⏱️ 19.00-20.30 GMT
📍tinyurl.com/CWYTownhall
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#cwytownhall #YearofYouth

📣Want to help improve the Climate & Environment?

🌏Share your insights on how to drive Climate and Sustainability actions in 2023! Help shape the focus of the Commonwealth Youth Programme, and Networks!

📅March 4, 2023 19.00-20.30 GMT
📍tinyurl.com/CWYTownhall

Our new paper in NatureClimate finds 1.5C pathways underestimate how much Global North must cut CO2 emissions and how fast oil & gas must be phased out globally
This is because pathways rely too much on phasing out coal, with less emphasis on oil & gas.
nature.com/articles/s4155…