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Once understood, One Health ought to be one of the most attractive, essential, and shared causes in modern philanthropy. It is global, interdisciplinary, scientifically compelling, urgent, and potentially transformational. It sits directly at the intersection of global health security, food systems, biodiversity, climate resilience, animal health, and environmental protection. It could be crucial in preventing
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
With only weeks now until our midterm election, we Americans feel dread down to our very toes that Trump will succeed in his attempt to sabotage our democracy. We find ourselves immensely heartened for this last stretch by people like Lawyer Norm Eisen, known as the Attorney General of Resistance, who takes Trump to court
Youth anger as reflected in Gen Z protests has set South Asia ablaze. Beginning in Sri Lanka and spreading to Bangladesh and Nepal, India is the most recent site of political upheaval caused by angry youngsters. Explanations for its causes and implications abound. In India, Gen Z protests erupted after a series of paper leaks
Today’s ESG Updates Heathrow Expansion Clashes With UK Climate Targets: Britain’s climate advisers say the government cannot expand Heathrow Airport while meeting its 2050 net-zero goal unless airlines are legally required to address all their emissions. Indonesia’s Wildfire Haze Sickens Millions on Borneo: Indonesia is fighting its worst wildfires in 11 years, driven by a
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
Today’s ESG Updates Anthropic Warns of AI Use in Military and Surveillance Operations: Actors linked to China, Russia and other countries used Claude to develop military systems, conduct cyberattacks and support weapons research. UGermany and UAE Deepen Energy Cooperation: New agreements cover offshore wind, energy storage and LNG as the countries advance a broader €40bn
Every generation of sovereign debt crises produces its own fix. Every fix eventually runs into the same wall: someone must absorb a loss. The institutions best positioned to absorb it usually refuse to do so. That was true of the Baker Plan in the 1980s. It held for the Brady Plan (1989-1999) that followed it.
Despite the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015 supercharging corporate climate pledges, it’s no secret that we have witnessed a period of instability in the carbon market in recent years. Long-awaited clarity around Article 6 has provided a resolution to years of rulemaking, negotiations, and unresolved technical questions, allowing project developers to focus on
Can the land regeneration and the solar advances of the last ten years make up for the fact that we have not reduced carbon emissions as much as we expected? Circling Back Ten years ago, I wrote one of my first columns for Impakter, “The Great Turning: From Mutant Capitalism to the Circular Economy.” I
Key Messages Governments are increasingly using economic agreements to cooperate on the green transition and enhance economic security and growth, as revealed by IISD’s new Trade & Climate Tracker, which analyzed 71 trade and economic deals signed between January 2025 and June 2026. Of the 46 agreements with published texts: 37% of the agreements
Today’s ESG Updates Western Europe Records Hottest June on Record:EU scientists confirmed the region’s warmest June ever, with average temperatures 3.06°C above the historical norm. Temasek’s Green Portfolio Grows 7%:The Singapore investor’s sustainable living portfolio rose to S$49 billion as it deployed capital into renewables and grid infrastructure. Pertamina and Boeing Partner on Sustainable Aviation