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Sustainability

India’s awkward journey to infrastructure privatisation

Despite the collapse of its plans to liberalise agriculture markets, India’s government is pressing ahead with an ambitious programme of privatisations and infrastructure leases. Abhimanyu Kumar reports on a radical […]

OECD report finds support for higher taxes to tackle inequality

More than six out of 10 citizens from OECD countries want their government to tackle the income gap between rich and poor through taxes and wealth transfers, research has found. […]

Vote of confidence: how climate-conscious electorates are forcing governments to get serious about going green

World leaders announced target after target at COP26 but there has been little clarity on the delivery mechanisms behind them. Yet there is evidence that citizens increasingly want action on […]

COP26 roundup: world leaders’ key commitments on climate change

We outline the major pledges to have been announced in the first days of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, UK, including commitments to cut methane emissions, address deforestation, […]

COP26: Governments must do more to help businesses tackle climate change, CEOs say

Policymakers must work more closely with corporates if countries are to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, a group of more than 90 CEOs has said as world leaders arrive in […]

Israel unveils tech-driven climate change plan ahead of COP26

The Israeli government has approved a plan designed to promote “climate innovation”, focusing on the use of technology to help it and other countries prepare for and mitigate climate change. […]

Former diplomats challenge Australian government on climate change inaction

A group of 70 former Australian diplomats have written to the country’s prime minister Scott Morrison raising “deep concern” about his government’s failure to commit to climate change targets.   […]

Dawn of a new energy infrastructure

To reach net zero, countries will have to radically reshape their energy production and distribution infrastructures – reforming policies and regulations in every field from transport to housing. Catherine Early […]

Biden mandates vaccines for all feds and demands corporates follow suit

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that mandates all US federal workers and government contractors must be vaccinated against COVID-19 or face disciplinary action. He also announced plans […]

Will the pandemic pave the way for welfare reform? The UK’s former homelessness tsar sets out her vision

It was the devastation of the Second World War that gave birth to the UK’s welfare state, and now, argues Louise Casey, the covid-19 pandemic provides the government with a […]