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The US tariffs enacted by the Trump administration pose a significant threat to environmental sustainability in both the short and long term.  In the near term, supply chains are disrupted, the cost for clean technologies increases, and adoption of solar power and electric vehicles is delayed.  Over the longer term, tr ...

Around 39% of global CO₂ emissions come from buildings, with urbanization, economic growth and the need for cooling due to rising temperatures increasing the energy consumption of buildings every day.  Three quarters of the urban infrastructure that will exist in 2050 has yet to be built.  The built environment has the ...

Press freedom is under attack worldwide.  Today, the most serious risks include killings, imprisonment, surveillance, abusive laws, internet shutdowns, and the accelerating economic collapse of independent media. International law is clear.  Journalism is protected under Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civi ...

The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations are an urgent call for all developed and developing countries to join in a global partnership.  The SDGs recognize that ending poverty and other deprivations must go hand in hand with strategies that improve health and education, reduce inequality and bo ...

Investing in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) involves deploying investment capital in a way that has a positive impact on society and the environment while aligning the investments with the United Nations' 17 SDGs.  Sustainable Development Investing (SDI) goes beyond traditional financial returns and seeks to ...