The World Bank Group (WBG) plays a massive role in directing global economic development, and has the potential to support climate mitigation and adaptation by strategically using public funds. Unfortunately, it continues to invest in profitable, polluting companies under the guise of green development. Over the past year, the WBG’s private sector lender, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), committed two notable loans, one to the Standard Bank Group — Africa’s largest bank, with a…
What is marine geoengineering? Attempts to manipulate the Earth’s oceans to counteract the effects of climate change.
What is solar geoengineering? Technologies that would reflect a portion of the sun’s rays back into space.
Is nuclear power bad for the environment? Is it dangerous, expensive, and a threat to public health? Also yes.
While the HFO ban is welcome, much more needs to be done to honor and safeguard the Arctic.
With the rise of extremism, and the manipulation of artificial intelligence, we need action on disinformation now more than ever.
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The World Bank Group's mission is to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity on a livable planet.
OpenAI, Google, and others are rapidly trying to outdo each other while making promises about “safety” that they just as quickly throw out the window, trampling the rights of women, minorities, artists, and journalists along the way.
Individual behavior changes alone won’t solve the problem of a high-polluting internet. Ultimately, what’s needed is systemic change from tech companies and fossil fuel companies.