Thailand Election 2026: A Conservative Victory Reshapes Politics and Rewrites the Country’s Climate Path
Bangkok woke up to a different political map. Thailand general election 2026 delivered a clear and unexpected result: a conservative surge led by Anutin Charnvirakul and the Bhumjaithai Party, vaulting the party to the largest bloc in parliament and halting what many believed was an inexorable drift toward progressive reform. The outcome was decisive. Bhumjaithai […]
A $4 Billion IOU and the Future of the United Nations Under Trump
The United Nations has long operated with a degree of financial uncertainty. What feels different now is how deliberately that uncertainty is being used. This week, officials in New York received word that the Trump administration intends to make an initial payment toward the nearly $4 billion the United States owes the United Nations. The […]
$35 Billion Vanished: How America’s Clean Energy Boom Quietly Unraveled
More than $35 billion in clean energy investment and tens of thousands of jobs did not disappear overnight. They faded quietly, project by project, factory by factory, as federal priorities shifted and certainty gave way to hesitation. On a gray winter morning in the heartland, the factory floor is silent. Just a year ago, this […]
EU Lawmakers and Member States Agree to Historic 90 % Emissions Cut by 2040
Brussels — The European Parliament voted today to enshrine a 90 percent cut in net greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 into EU law. The decision sets the most ambitious intermediate climate target ever adopted by a major economy and hardens the EU’s path toward climate neutrality. The vote updates the EU Climate Law and places […]
SDG Spotlight – Julio Cordano: The Diplomat Tasked With Restarting the World’s Most Fragile Environmental Negotiation
When governments moved to restart stalled negotiations on a global plastics treaty in Geneva earlier this month, they turned to a diplomat shaped not by a single issue, but by the slow accumulation of trust, credibility, and experience across climate, oceans, and multilateral governance. Julio Cordano, newly elected Chair of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating […]
Japan’s “Iron Lady” Secures Supermajority: A Mandate for Nuclear, Defense, and Fiscal Expansion
The era of Japanese political hesitation effectively ended on Sunday. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, capitalizing on her “Iron Lady” persona and a fractured opposition, steered the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to a landslide victory that defies recent trends of incumbent fatigue. Projected to secure a supermajority with coalition partner Ishin, Takaichi now possesses the legislative […]
Kristina Wyatt: Scaling Natural Capital in a High-Growth World
In the landscape of climate disclosure and land conservation, Kristina Wyatt has emerged as a rare leader who translates the language of capital markets into the preservation of the physical world. Her appointment in early 2026 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for The Conservation Fund marks a strategic pivot for both her career […]
Inside the UN Secretary-General Race
The race to become the next United Nations Secretary-General is taking shape, but it is far from settled. With António Guterres due to step down at the end of 2026, the contest is emerging as one of the most consequential leadership decisions in modern multilateral history. It is also still open. Senior diplomats and UN […]
Bitcoin’s Crash Exposes a New Fault Line in Sovereign Finance
The sharp fall in Bitcoin’s price this winter has triggered familiar market turmoil. But for the first time, the consequences are extending well beyond traders and crypto-native firms. Governments now sit on different sides of the same collapse, revealing a critical distinction in how Bitcoin has entered public balance sheets — and how each exposure […]
SDG News Spotlight: Nicolai Tangen, the Man Steering the World’s Biggest Fund
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund delivered a 15 percent return in 2025, adding roughly $247 billion in value in a single year. For the world’s largest sovereign investor, the headline was not only the scale of the gain but its signal. Part of the performance was driven by a rebound in renewable energy infrastructure, reinforcing a […]
