Today: July 18, 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. …
I want to pull back the curtain on something truly fascinating — the powerful and often surprising intersection where intellectual property (IP), the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), emerging technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), and the creative arts converge. This convergence isn’t…
This summer, Essence Festival—once heralded as the crown jewel of Black cultural celebration—has become the eye of a storm. For three decades, it’s been the rare institution that blends joy and politics, wellness and worship, celebrity and community. But this year, something…
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…
