Following the latest G20 summit, the G7 should be thinking seriously about deepening its own ties with more non-aligned countries. If the Ukraine war drags on, and if China continues to threaten to take Taiwan by force, the G20 will be split between friends of the BRICS and friends of the G7.
sees the grouping as increasingly divided between friends of the G7 and friends of China and Russia.
To prevent catastrophic climate change and accelerate the global transition to a net-zero economy, policymakers and asset owners urgently need to rethink how we channel capital at scale. The key is to develop new financial instruments that are profitable, liquid, and easily accessible to savers and investors globally.
explain what it will take to channel private capital and savings toward sustainable development.
丹佛/布鲁塞尔——由于能源及粮食价格飙升,欧洲国家正在经历数十年来最严重的生活成本危机。新冠疫情、乌克兰战争和气候变化共同加剧了商品价格的上涨,从而导致发展中世界粮食短缺,粮食不安全问题迅速攀升。但有个好消息:只需简单改变粮食生产(但上述变化至关重要),欧盟即可缓解粮食价格通胀,并促进全球粮食供应。
咨询企业SYSTEMIQ的一项分析显示,通过将肉类生产削减仅13%——相当于欧洲消费者一周有一天不吃肉——欧洲就可以重新分配足够数量的目前用于饲喂牲畜的粮食和土地,来弥补2020年乌克兰生产的2,300万吨小麦。
这并不令人惊讶。毕竟,肉类是臭名昭著的低效营养源。牛消耗100卡路里的饲料才能生产1卡路里的牛肉。目前,我们正使用大量的土地和化肥来种植只有牲畜能吃的粮食。
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