Skip to main content
Access provided by

GettyImages-1820184851

Making COP28 Count

28 commentaries

  1. haldar29_Fadel DawodGetty Images_cop28 Fadel Dawod/Getty Images
    1

    Look East to Fix Climate Governance

    Antara Haldar explains how cultural wisdom and a key institutional innovation salvaged a doomed summit.
  2. tubiana16_ STEFANI REYNOLDSAFP via Getty Images_imf STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images
    1

    The IMF Needs to Lead on Climate Finance

    Laurence Tubiana & Kevin P. Gallagher show why the Fund must play a vital role in closing the gaps left by the latest UN Climate Change Conference.
  3. Go beyond the headlines with PS - and save 30%
    kamala-trump-1333x1000

    Go beyond the headlines with PS - and save 30%

    As the US presidential election nears, stay informed with Project Syndicate - your go-to source of expert insight and in-depth analysis of the issues, forces, and trends shaping the vote. Subscribe now and save 30% on a new Digital subscription.

    Subscribe Now

  4. wagner25_Sean GallupGetty Images_cop Sean Gallup/Getty Images
    2

    How to Assess the Outcome of COP28

    Gernot Wagner thinks new climate pledges made in Dubai this year should be welcomed as another small step forward.
  5. ghosh72_Celal GunesAnadolu Agency via Getty Images)_imf Celal Gunes/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
    5

    SDRs Are the Great Untapped Source of Climate Finance

    Jayati Ghosh

    Instead of bickering over the wording of national policy commitments, G7 countries should advance new issuances of special drawing rights, the International Monetary Fund’s reserve asset. By reallocating existing SDRs, rich countries could unlock funding for climate-mitigation projects across the developing world.

     urges leaders to use the IMF’s reserve asset to help low-income economies achieve sustainability goals.
  6. newman1_Lucas Aguayo AraosAnadolu Agency via Getty Images_trash Lucas Aguayo Araos/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images
    0

    The Futility of Waste Management

    Sarah Newman chronicles the centuries-long quest to transform profligate consumption into a positive force.
  7. diokno1_Getty Images_digital payments Getty Images
    0

    Digital Payments Hold the Key to Climate Resilience

    Benjamin E. Diokno urges policymakers and the private sector to embrace the transformative potential of emerging technologies.
  8. azevedo2_CARL DE SOUZAAFP via Getty Images_amazon CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty Images
    0

    Pulling the Amazon Back from the Brink

    Carlos Nobre & Marielos Peña-Claros urge policymakers at COP28 to prevent the world’s largest rainforest from crossing perilous tipping points.
  9. reisch2_INA FASSBENDERAFP via Getty Images_fossil fuels INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images
    1

    What Will It Take to Phase Out Fossil Fuels?

    Nikki Reisch argues that corporate capture is preventing the annual COPs from driving an exit from fossil fuels.
  1. samadashvili3_ GIORGI ARJEVANIDZEAFP via Getty Images_georgia elections GIORGI ARJEVANIDZE/AFP via Getty Images
    0

    The End of Georgia’s European Dream?

    Salome Samadashvili

    Initial evidence suggests that the victory of the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party in the recent parliamentary election reflects widespread fraud. If the West fails to support democratic opposition parties in challenging the results, Georgia’s 30-year-old democracy could come to an end.

     urges Western leaders to take steps to halt the country’s slide into authoritarianism.
  2. grigaitedaugirde1_Alex GottschalkDeFodi Images via Getty Images_icc Alex GottschalkDeFodi Images via Getty Images
    0

    Belarus in the Dock

    Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė & Aarif Abraham explain why Lithuania is requesting an International Criminal Court investigation into its neighbor.
  3. jschwartz1_EonerenGetty Images_sustainabilityfinance Eoneren/Getty Images
    0

    Where Financial Innovation Meets Sustainable Development

    Jordan Schwartz explains why new instruments must be standardized and integrated into developing countries’ economic policies.
  4. rzlawrence1_MEGAN JELINGERAFP via Getty Images_us manufacturing MEGAN JELINGER/AFP via Getty Images
    0

    No President Can Revive US Manufacturing Employment

    Robert Z. Lawrence explains why there is no going back to the heyday of middle-class factory jobs for low-skilled workers.
  5. bailey1_The Washington PostContributorGettyImages_election_polling_screen The Washington Post/Contributor/Getty Images
    0

    Is Political Polling Broken?

    Michael A. Bailey urges pollsters to stop thinking in terms of random samples and instead focus on diagnosing non-response bias.
  6. fischer221_MAXIM SHIPENKOVPOOLAFP via Getty Images_BRICSputinxi Maxim Shipenkov/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
    0

    Don’t Dismiss the BRICS

    Joschka Fischer thinks it would be a serious mistake for Western strategists to ignore the bloc and what it represents.
  7. krueger80_PUNIT PARANJPEAFP via Getty Images_india PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty Images
    0

    Can India Become a Developed Economy by Mid-Century?

    Anne O. Krueger urges policymakers to resume key structural reforms and streamline regulations that stifle business activity.
  8. posner36_Scott OlsonGetty Images_trumpsupporters Scott Olson/Getty Images
    2

    Why Many Workers Now Vote Republican

    Eric Posner explains how the failures of neoliberalism came to benefit the traditional party of business.
  9. ito41_Takashi AoyamaGetty Images_japan election Takashi Aoyama/Getty Images
    0

    Japan’s Electoral Stalemate

    Takatoshi Ito considers the political and economic implications of the ruling bloc’s loss of its parliamentary majority.

Edit Newsletter Preferences

Set up Notification

To receive email updates regarding this {entity_type}, please enter your email below.

If you are not already registered, this will create a PS account for you. You should receive an activation email shortly.