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Education in 2030 – The $10 Trillion Dollar Question
The global education market is set to reach at least $10T by 2030 as population growth in developing markets fuels a massive expansion and technology drives unprecedented re-skilling and up-skilling in developed economies. The next decade will see an additional 350...
UN General Assembly declares access to clean and healthy environment a universal human right
The resolution notes that the right to a healthy environment is related to existing international law and affirms that its promotion requires the full implementation of multilateral environmental agreements. Read more…..
Companies scout for top ESG talent to drive sustainability plans-Business Journal
Companies across the mining, consulting, paper pulp, electric vehicles, cement, FMCG and financial sectors, among others, want leaders to manage their ESG initiatives through cleaner and greener processes and improved transparency in reporting Read more….
The Strong Science Policy marching Beat for Nature Continues
While governments continue to negotiate on the details of crucial new global goals and targets to halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity, consensus is clear on the latest science underscoring the need to act. Read more….
Highly significant UN vote on Right to a Sustainable World
Landmark moment as global community commits to a ‘clean, healthy and sustainable environment’. GRI has celebrated the passing of a vote by the United Nations General Assembly (28 July), to recognize the ‘human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment’....
Why Developing Countries voices will shape the Global Climate agenda
Dspite the widespread economic strains caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and related crises, advanced economy governments have increasingly been emphasizing “green” economic growth strategies to tackle climate change while promoting both recovery and future prosperity....
BREAKING: U.S. Senate Passes Historic $369B Climate Package
After a marathon series of votes that began just before midnight Saturday, the United States Senate adopted a US$369-billion climate and clean energy plan Sunday afternoon, the country’s biggest-ever investment in climate action. Read more….
The UN General Assembly must back the Right to Healthy Environment
So many of the human rights we take for granted today once did not exist: the right to life, the right to religious freedom, the right to work, the right to health, the rights to education, freedom from slavery and torture. These rights may not be universally applied,...
The World in 2050
Key findings This report sets out our latest long-term global growth projections to 2050 for 32 of the largest economies in the world, accounting for around 85% of world GDP. Key results of our analysis (as summarised also in the accompanying video) include: Read...
Climate Policy in India What’s Happening in the World’s Second Largest Country?
India is home to 1.39 billion people, just below China but growing faster. By some projections, it will have the second largest economy in the world by 2050. In terms of climate policy, however, it doesn’t get nearly as much attention as China. That’s understandable...
UN Digital and Technological news
Can Digitalization improve the well Being of nations ? The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the shift towards a more digital world. “The changes we make now will have lasting effects as the world economy begins to recover,” stated Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General...
Collective action or Collective suicide , which is it to be ?
The phrase that headlines this column was how UN Secretary General António Guterres defined the dilemma facing humanity in the current situation, during the Petersberg Climate Dialog. Read more….