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It may have taken 14 years but what a feeling it was to finally hear the words: “We’re eliminating subsidies to produce fossil fuels in Canada.” Delivered at a press conference in Ottawa, Canada, by Canadian Federal Environmental Minister Steven Guilbeault, that sentence was the culmination of more than a decade of behind-the-scenes work by
Fighting in Sudan erupted on April 15, 2023, in the Darfur region and for the first time in a long history of violence, it reached the capital city of Khartoum. The war has since caused 550 casualties and approximately 4,926 injuries, forcing 100,000 people to flee over its borders. The fighting is now creating a
Every October, the Nobel Prize is awarded to individuals whose work has “conferred the greatest benefit to mankind,” in each of the following six categories: Physics, Chemistry, Medicine, Literature, Peace, and Economic Sciences. There is no greater accolade, as each prestigious award marks global recognition and honor. But as well as alike, great minds also
You are sitting with your friends in that trendy restaurant sipping a nice glass of wine the sommelier has suggested. What a treat, what a luxury. When you’re having a celebration or getting together with the friends, sparkling wine is the obvious beverage of choice. However, not all sparkling wine is vegan – so if you’re a
To emerge out of the pandemic without having significantly invested into greener economies would be an “unforgivable lost opportunity” for wealthy nations, warns recently re-elected United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres. Yet, since the pandemic outbreak, the G7 countries have been investing more money in fossil fuels than in clean energy. In fact, between January 2020
We have all become too familiar with the COVID-19 pandemic and its many detrimental effects, from mortality and morbidity to huge economic losses. One population facing out-of-the-ordinary challenges and complications in our pandemic times are substance use disorder individuals (SUDs). Here we will review what we know about how they fare and what can be
I’ve always enjoyed celebrating the New Year – a time to reflect on the previous 12 months, good and bad, and to look forward to a new beginning, a fresh start. A time for optimism and hope, both ingredients that have been difficult to find on the Brexit menu, especially for us Brits living in
This is Part 1 of the Wetlands International article series. Part 2 on the growing issue of dried wetlands can be accessed here. Have you heard of the Puna region in South America? A few weeks ago, I had the chance to visit one of the places we work in the Puna, at Laguna de Pozuelos
Our industrial society, ever since it began, has spawned fierce critics. Two of the best known lived in America: the transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau and the economist Thorstein Veblen. Thoreau gave us the definitive masterpiece of life in the woods with Walden in 1854. Later, in 1899, Veblen became famous with his Theory of the
We are now facing an escalating trade war between the US and China – started by the US. The question is: can the US win? And what will it cost the world? It is worth listening to Carlos Gutierrez, co-chairman at Albright Stonebridge Group, a major global corporation and former U.S. Commerce Secretary who spoke
Italian politics is notoriously complex and unfathomable. One reason is that Italy often ventures in uncharted waters, foreshadowing the future. Today, Italy is the first big democracy in the West where social media gave birth to a leading party, the Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle, M5S). Twenty-five years ago, Italy was where a media mogul
With the Italian elections, deglobalization has taken another step forward. A week before the elections, I asked you to imagine the worst and the worst happened. Gridlock. A hung parliament. But not quite in the way I thought. The two winners – both populist, Euro-skeptic and anti-establishment – were a big surprise, even for the