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At COP26, leaders got a climate reality check. Here’s what they must do next (Samantha Gross, María Fernanda Espinosa, Brookings)

We have been involved in climate negotiations and policy for nearly two decades. In that time, we’ve never seen so many new scientific analyses...

Climate change will pose a huge disruption. Are the world’s banks ready? (David G. Victor and Michael Panfil, Brookings)

As the climate change conference concluded last week in Glasgow, one thing set it apart from all the other conferences before: The world’s bankers...

Forging new paths to action for the Sustainable Development Goals (Brookings)

A partnership between the Center for Sustainable Development at Brookings and The Rockefeller Foundation, 17 Rooms is an experimental method for advancing the economic,...

Biased appraisals and the devaluation of housing in Black neighborhoods (Jonathan Rothwell and Andre M. Perry, Brookings)

In September, Freddie Mac released a groundbreaking analysis of the U.S. home appraisal industry. Consistent with concerns raised by critics, they found that homes...

Philippines tells China to ‘back off’ after South China Sea clash (Al Jazeera)

Three ships from the Chinese coastguard blocked and fired water cannons on two Philippines supply boats within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in...

Why has Germany halted Nord Stream 2? (Al Jazeera)

Germany’s energy regulator suspended approval of the Nord Stream 2 on Tuesday. To operate the German part of the pipeline, it wants the Russian company behind...

After Biden-Xi summit, what next for US-China trade war? (Michele Koh Morollo, Al Jazeera)

The virtual meeting between United States President Joe Biden and China’s leader Xi Jinping helped ease the growing tension between the two countries but...

US, Canada, Mexico leaders to meet in first summit since 2016 (Al Jazeera)

United States President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are set to meet in person in...

Five suspected rebels killed in Kashmir amid escalating violence (Rifat Fareed, Al Jazeera)

Five suspected rebels have been killed by Indian forces in the southern district Indian-administered Kashmir, a day after a gunfight in the region triggered...

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