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If everyone used private jets and superyachts like 50 of the world’s richest billionaires, the remaining carbon budget to stay within 1.5C would be burned up in just two days…
Petra Minnerop asks whether we can we place hope in carbon markets?
In his final speech, UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell shared a positive outlook when he…
UN-Habitat estimates that a staggering three billion people will require adequate housing by 2030. Despite the enormity and longevity of this crisis, the 2024 Rio G20 Summit was…
The G20 has the ability to influence the activities of the world’s largest and leading economies through its unique membership which represents 85% of global GDP, 75% of world…
The G20 summit in Brazil heralds the long awaited official launch of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty, the ultimate mechanism facilitating the gathering of resources…
This policy report critically analyses G20 AI policies through a gendered lens. The significance of AI has been steadily rising within the G20, with its potential advantages being…
The G20 Team are struck by WhatsApp’s dominance of communications in Brazil.
One thing the G20 team didn’t expect before we arrived in Rio de Janeiro was the sheer amount of time…
The G20 Team are baffled by the UK media’s approach to reporting important international policy agendas.
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 US presidential election should…
The G20 Team wonder whether it is time to admit Europe’s most dynamic economy and a military powerhouse as a member.
Poland, a nation renowned for its rich history, resilient…
The G20 Team worry about the level of misinformation disfiguring global politics.
Before Brazilian President Lula da Silva kicked off this year's G20 conference, the First Lady…
This policy brief critically examines the G20’s response to the climate crisis, highlighting the ambitious yet insubstantial agenda led by Brazilian President Lula. It argues for…
Traditionally an economic forum, in recent years the G20 has expanded its scope to reflect the interconnectedness of economic stability with global challenges such as health,…
This policy brief examines the G20's commitment to integrating gender considerations into its trade agenda, highlighting the gap between stated objectives and actual…
The economic benefits of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are no longer speculative; they are both measurable and transformative. According to Goldman Sachs Research, AI could drive a…
If the G20 did not exist in 2024, would we invent it? Would it need inventing, and could it even be done? All international institutions are constrained by path dependencies as…