Editor’s choice
Editor’s choice
Interested in key sustainability issues? Read our science-based blog posts and op-ed pieces – our perspectives.
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Perspective / DRR efforts are at a crossroads. The post-2015 framework presents an unique opportunity for making transformational changes to DRR approaches.
Perspective / Most of the attention in the SDG process has been on drafting. But we must figure out how each country will go about achieving the goals.
Perspective / The model of climate and development finance for developing countries needs to be turned upside down post-2015 to reflect the heavy burden borne by the poorest.
Perspective / Without stepped-up action, the world will be 3–8°C warmer by the end of the century. Time is running out to avoid catastrophic climate change.
Perspective / Having achieved its US$10 billion funding target, the Green Climate Fund is ready to be operational. But countries must learn to use finance better.
Perspective / The drop in oil prices has changed the debate over Keystone XL, but the bigger issue is how long the U.S. will pursue contradictory energy and climate policies.
Perspective / Gas firms say they’re cleaner than coal and offer a low-carbon source of energy, but that’s just part of the story.
Perspective / This article looks at some of the economic and competitiveness issues raised by the climate and energy targets proposed by the European Union.
Perspective / 19 November 2014 is World Toilet Day but we have failed to halve the number of people without basic sanitation access. Can the SDGs improve the situation?
