Opinion

Without more climate finance, developing nations should skip COP26
Saleemul Huq International Centre for Climate Change and Development The UK official running the UN summit says rich nations must fulfill an unmet promise to provide $100 billion a year if they are to retain their credibility in negotiations
Michael Ehis Odijie University College London (UCL)

To stop child labour in West African cocoa farming, context is key

Manufacturers, NGOs and stakeholder groups cannot combat child labour and trafficking in West Africa without understanding the context of cocoa farming
Pascal Soriot AstraZeneca

The climate emergency is a public health crisis without a vaccine

In the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen how governments, business, academics and the public can come together in solidarity - the same is needed to tackle climate change
Alula Pankhurst Oxford University

Why a blanket ban on child labour can harm children

Working about 20 hours a week can have a positive impact on children’s school attendance, analysis by UNICEF and Ethiopia’s Central Statistics Agency shows

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