Spreadsheet errors can have disastrous consequences – yet we keep making the same mistakes

Spreadsheet-related errors can have serious consequences in the private and public sector. But what can we do to overcome them?

Simon Thorne, Senior Lecturer in Computing and ​Information Systems, Cardiff Metropolitan University • conversation
Jan. 25, 2024 ~7 min

Central banks should be fighting the climate crisis – here's why

A focus on economic stability in the near-term makes the climate crisis worse in the long-term.

Jennie C. Stephens, Dean’s Professor of Sustainability Science & Policy, Northeastern University • conversation
Jan. 4, 2024 ~6 min


Why the COP28 climate summit mattered, and what to watch for in 2024

The UN climate conference brought some progress. A former UN official who has been involved in international climate policy for years explains what has to happen now for that progress to pay off.

Rachel Kyte, Visiting Professor of Government, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 20, 2023 ~9 min

Why the Fed should treat climate change's $150B economic toll like other national crises it's helped fight

Fed Chair Jerome Powell bristles at talk of managing climate change, but the damage it is doing the US economy is hard to ignore, as the latest National Climate Assessment shows.

Martin Sokol, Associate Professor of Economic Geography, Trinity College Dublin • conversation
Nov. 29, 2023 ~9 min

COP28: a year on from climate change funding breakthrough, poor countries eye disappointment at Dubai summit

Rich polluters have evaded any notion of compensating poor countries at the UN talks.

Lisa Vanhala, Professor of Political Science, UCL • conversation
Nov. 10, 2023 ~8 min

Climate change could lead to food-related civil unrest in UK within 50 years, say experts

Our study shows the UK must prepare for, and respond to, the risks associated with future food shortages.

Aled Jones, Professor & Director, Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
Oct. 12, 2023 ~8 min

US Finance Officials Take over Two Failed Banks

VOA Learning English • voa
March 13, 2023 ~4 min

How Putin’s war and small islands are accelerating the global shift to clean energy, and what to watch for in 2023

Look for significant progress in 2023 in two key areas, writes a veteran of international climate policy.

Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Dec. 26, 2022 ~9 min


Tackling climate change will require reforming the World Bank and IMF – here are two options

Two of the largest financial institutions are not doing enough to scale up funding for climate action.

Nicola Limodio, Assistant Professor of Finance, Bocconi University • conversation
Nov. 25, 2022 ~5 min

4 signs of progress at the UN climate change summit

The biggest issues at COP27 involve financing for low-income countries hit hard by climate change. A former World Bank official describes some promising signs she’s starting to see this year.

Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University • conversation
Nov. 14, 2022 ~9 min

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