Today: July 5, 2025
As diplomats finalize agendas for November’s COP 30 climate summit in Belém, Brazil—a gathering already overshadowed by 2024’s unprecedented 1.5°C temperature breach—I can’t help but think back to the first time I met Dr. Shirley Mo Ching Yeung. It was 2019 at…
COP29, the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, took place in Baku from November 11-22, 2024, bringing together leaders, academics, and innovators in a concerted effort to combat climate change. This gathering highlighted the…
When you think of climate change, it seems like a daunting mission to devise a solution for this gigantic global problem. You have to be audacious enough to count yourself among the global change-makers who might just be key figures in crafting…
The private sector can play a crucial role in driving solutions for climate change and other environmental issues by setting goals to reduce pollution and help the environment according to Sanda Ojiambo, CEO & Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact. …
As the Trump administration pushes for sweeping changes to federal cultural institutions, those in the DMV areas should make sure to get out and appreciate the museum exhibits that are threatened. With a proposed slate of budget cuts and a renewed effort…
A cool morning rain fell from dreary gray skies over Washington, D.C. Saturday morning, a quiet prelude to the vibrant celebration that was set to take over the heart of the city later in the day. As if on cue, just before…
Hong Kong has taken a significant step towards fostering sustainability and innovation with the launch of the Green Entrepreneurial Education Project (GEEP). Convened by Prof. Shirley Yeung, the initiative aims to pave the way towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by…
When historians sift through the ashes of our era, they will ask whether the United States still prized liberty—or quietly pawned it off for short-term political gains. On a gray April afternoon, Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) stepped onto the Senate floor and—in…
Services anticipated to be told to identify affected troops within days as legal and political storms are foreseen to gather Within hours of the Supreme Court’s decision paving the way for President Trump’s policy barring most transgender individuals from military service, defense…
Institute of International Finance, Washington, D.C. — April 23 2025 U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent stormed the International Finance stage on Tuesday and lobbed a volley of accusations that rattled the very foundations of the Bretton Woods twins. Condemning the International Monetary Fund…
