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Emissions are still climbing. In 2024, global greenhouse gas emissions increased by 2.3%, reaching 57.7 gigatons of CO₂ equivalent — a faster rate of growth than in 2023 and more than four times the annual average of the 2010s.

Off target: Unep warns that the world is still falling short of the Paris climate goals

A decade after the Paris Agreement united countries behind the goal of limiting global warming to well below 2°C, the latest Emissions Gap report from the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) delivers a sobering message: global efforts remain off target.  Despite new pledges and some policy progress, the world is still heading toward dangerous levels […]

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Since the end of World War II, the world has witnessed numerous financial crises stemming from the unique nature of sovereign borrowing. (Getty)

Rising debt challenges divide developed and developing economies

An international framework that prevents prolonged restructuring negotiations is required

  • Des Erasmus
5 min read