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Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help advance health, education, scientific research and conservation, but its direction raises urgent questions about who benefits, who decides and what kind of world we leave behind. This article argues that universities must do more than teach people to use AI: they must strengthen independent judgement, democratic participation and responsibility for
Over 50 years ago, Park Chung Hee, then President of the Republic of South Korea (ROK), secretly began a program to obtain nuclear enrichment capability by acquiring a reprocessing plant to manufacture the raw material of atomic weapons. When the existence of that program was confirmed, American policy at the highest levels was to “discourage
At least seven of the 21 BRICS+ economies are directing subsidies toward electric vehicles (EVs) and transport services widely used by lower- and middle-income people — from two- and three-wheelers to buses and shared transport. EVs are often portrayed as products for affluent households. Yet some BRICS+ economies direct support to electric two- and three-wheelers
The defining struggle of modern climate policy is not setting targets; it is enforcing them. Ambitious promises mean little unless they translate into decisions that properly confront the environmental challenges we face. But effective enforcement is impossible without the full knowledge of what those challenges actually are. As Lord Leggatt, one of five Supreme Court
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a central component of the United States’ Public Health infrastructure. Its responsibilities include disease surveillance, outbreak investigation, laboratory science, vaccination guidance, injury and chronic-disease prevention, environmental-health protection, and preparedness for emerging threats. The agency has historically served as a foundational pillar and is considered the premier
In November 2022, environmental activist Daniel Shaw joined a private Just Stop Oil Zoom call to discuss a proposed environmental protest on the M25 Motorway in London. A Sun journalist, who had joined the call posing as a climate activist, secretly recorded the conversation and passed it to police. This alone was enough for Shaw
Today’s ESG Updates US and Iran Exchange Strikes as War Reignites: A U.S. strike on Iran’s Larak Island and Iran’s retaliatory missile fire on the U.S. bases in Jordan have reopened hostilities, putting the Strait of Hormuz back in the crosshairs. China’s Niutech Bets on Plastic Waste to Fuel Planes: Chinese pyrolysis firm Niutech has
The United Nations projects that the global population will hit 9.7 billion by 2050, which will probably fundamentally increase international migration pressures. Estimates suggest up to 1.2 billion people could be displaced globally by 2050 due to ecological threats, conflicts, extreme weather, and natural disasters. As stated in the World Bank’s Groundswell report, 216 million
Today’s ESG Updates London Offices Battle to Keep Cool This Summer: Air conditioning has become a non-negotiable tenant demand as the UK heads for its hottest summer on record, exposing a divide between older and newer building stock. Trump’s Clean Energy Boom, Despite Himself: US clean energy additions are set to hit a record 45
Today’s ESG Updates India Boosts LPG Output Over Supply Fears: India has imposed refinery LPG production targets and storage requirements to protect domestic cooking-gas supplies after Strait of Hormuz disruption hit Middle East imports. Peter Thiel Bets $76 Million on Argentina’s Vaca Muerta Shale Boom: The Palantir co-founder has bought a 1% stake in Vista
Let me begin with a disclaimer: I am a Zimbabwean who lived and worked in South Africa for 10 years. My struggle as an immigrant, first on an asylum seeker permit and then on the precarious Zimbabwe Exemption Permit, saw me work in all sorts of jobs ranging from scrubbing the floors in a chicken
Today’s ESG Updates Meta Fined $567 Million in Child Safety Lawsuit: New Mexico court finds the social media giant harmed children and orders five years of tighter youth protections. Norway Targets Faster Renewable Power Development: Government will simplify approval processes and reduce bureaucratic delays to accelerate wind and grid expansion. New Jersey Wins $2.5bn PFAS