Flipping the Power Switch
Heela Rasool-Ayub and Laura Trajber Waisbich explore the ways in which a just energy transition will require systemic changes to climate finance, critical mineral processing, and geopolitics.
Power Switch
Power in the energy transition is not just about electricity or fuel. It is about who can afford to borrow money, who sets trade rules, and who benefits from natural resources.
This series explores how shifting dynamics are creating new opportunities for emerging economies rich in natural resources while imposing new obligations on advanced economies seeking to end their dependence on fossil fuels. A fair transition demands changing global systems to accelerate green growth while empowering Global South communities to chart their own paths.
Power Switch Series
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The Jakarta Model is No Blueprint
Sustainable growth, Alvin Camba argues, cannot be built on poisoned land and silenced communities. What are the real costs of Indonesia's economic growth?
Trading Debt for Nature
Elizabeth Losos dives into the key lessons from Belize's 2021 debt-for-nature swap, a blended climate finance approach to prevent defaulting on millions in debt. What are the benefits and challenges of this private sector-led approach, and how can it be scaled?
U.S. Withdrawal From the Paris Agreement
In the wake of the U.S.'s stepping back from the Paris Climate Agreement, can Global South powers leverage the intensifying competition between the E.U. and China to support inclusive green industrialization?
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