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Petrostates Must Take the Lead on Climate Finance

By Ban Ki-moon, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, and Laura Chinchilla Miranda* LONDON – If the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai is to be judged a success, it will have to bring an urgently needed breakthrough on climate finance. Sultan Al Jaber of the United Arab Emirates, the president of this

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Amy Pope, IOM’s new DG: “Ultimately, our number one goal is to really harness the benefits and the promise of migration.”

“Ultimately, our number one goal is to really harness the benefits and the promise of migration.”

The UN International Law Commission fiddles as the Earth burns

Dr. Bertrand Ramcharan | Faced with pressing challenges to the survival of the Earth and its inhabitants, it is now necessary to bring into our reasoning the concept of ‘instant jus cogens.’

#107 The G|O Briefing, September 1, 2022

A few minutes before midnight, a blistering report on China from the UN human rights office. But what next? — The Earth burns; UN lawyers fiddle

#105 The G|O Briefing, July 14, 2022

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Science for whom? Examining the Data Quality, Themes, and Trends in 30 Years of Public Funding for Global Climate Change and Energy Research

Science for whom? Examining the Data Quality, Themes, and Trends in 30 Years of Public Funding for Global Climate Change and Energy Research

Public spending for research and development is undoubtedly one of the most powerful tools for government policy in the areas of climate change and energy systems and technology innovation. However, existing datasets are currently fragmented, incomplete, and partial in their coverage.

Global governance in a world of change: A must read for understanding ‘International Geneva’

Global governance in a world of change: A must read for understanding ‘International Geneva’

‘International Geneva’ remains an expression in search of a definition. Outside of Geneva, it has no real meaning. One of the merit of 'Global Governance in a World of Change' is to address these questions by providing a conceptual framework to better understand this unique ecosystem.

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The Human Rights Council is set to take a crucial step forward on climate change

Peter Splinter | The urgency of the climate crisis continues to mount. The Human Rights Council will take a crucial step forward in its contribution by appointing a Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights in the context of climate change.

#88 The G|O Briefing, March 3, 2022

This is an onsite, slightly edited republication of the complete G|O Briefing newsletter Our thoughts are with the brave people of Ukraine. Today in The Geneva Observer, a few reflections from Geneva on the changing dynamics in the global political and moral landscapes created by Russia’s naked aggression

Exclusive: New IPCC report has dire warnings

“Without adaptation, deaths caused by floods will increase globally by about 130% compared to 1976-2005 with a 2°C warming,” warns a draft report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) obtained by The Geneva Observer. The report won’t be officially released until next week, but it is

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