By Felix Dodds and Chris Spence | Originally published here on Inter Press Service While it may be difficult and painful, the UN Secretary-General is right to embrace change, believe Prof. Felix Dodds and Chris Spence The world needs the UN, now more than ever. But we have also experienced firsthand how maddeningly inefficient and bureaucratic it can be. No…
I had the pleasure of discussing the outcomes from COP29 and what may be possible for COP30 With Bill Miller of Global Connections TV. The interview can be found here. With the goal of providing important perspectives and initiatives from the UN and other organizations, Global Connections Television is provided to broadcasters and satellite systems at…
SAN FRANCISCO, California / APEX, North Carolina, Jan 31 2025 (IPS) – When it comes to climate change, the awful news has been coming thick and fast. We now know that in 2024, the Earth’s average temperature exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time. Extreme weather seems to be multiplying, with shocking fires in…
SAN FRANCISCO, California / APEX, North Carolina, Jan 30 2025 (IPS) – When it comes to climate change, the awful news has been coming thick and fast. We now know that in 2024, the Earth’s average temperature exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time. Extreme weather seems to be multiplying, with shocking fires in…
By Felix Dodds and Michael Strauss As the annual global Climate Conference (COP29) continues its first week in Baku, Azerbaijan, we can already see what the impact of the next Trump presidency will be. Credit: Shutterstock Nov 12 2024 (IPS) – So, the worst has happened. American voters have apparently just elected the most chaotic and…
This is the eighth book by the Friends of the Governance for Sustainable Development. The chapters in this book are based on some of the presentations made at the workshop ‘SDG 16 and its Interlinkages with other SDGs – Challenges and Opportunities.’ SDG 16 stands as a cornerstone in this integrated framework, when “structural injustices,…
Chris Spence and I would like to thank Inter-Press Service for running the seven articles we produced on who should be the next Secretary General of the UN. With the High Level Political Forum coming up you may be interested in a couple of books:
