By Kemal Derviş and Sebastián Strauss WASHINGTON, DC  —  Discussions about climate change contain two apparently contradictory messages.

By Olivia Grégoire and Bertrand BadréPARIS  —  Finance is evolving in a more sustainable direction, and just in time. Pension funds, insurance companies, and sovereign wealth funds have made multiple commitments on climate change, biodiversity and economic inclusion.

By Nicholas Stern and Joseph E. StiglitzLONDON/NEW YORK  —  US President Joe Biden deserves congratulations for committing the United States to rejoin global efforts to combat climate change. But America and the world must respond to the challenge efficiently.

By Pascaline Dupas, Joseph Doyle and Karen MacoursSTANFORD/BOSTON/PARIS  —  The arrival of COVID-19 vaccines is giving the world hope of ending the pandemic, but many countries remain consumed by the virus’s spread.

By Mekala Krishnan and Yuito YamadaTOKYO  —  Many parts of Asia seem to be emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic relatively well. But overcoming the public-health crisis is only one challenge the region faces.

By Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Macky Sall, António Guterres, Charles Michel and Ursula von der LeyenPARIS  —  In September 2000, 189 countries signed the “Millennium Declaration”, shaping the principles of international cooperation for a new era of progress toward c

By Simon Johnson, Anette (Peko) Hosoi and Melea AtkinsWASHINGTON, DC  —  In the next stage of the fight against COVID-19, can we rely on vaccines alone?

By Faith Stevelman and Sarah C. Haan NEW YORK  —  Last week, a social-media-fuelled populist rebellion gripped capital markets. Retail investors purchased huge amounts of stock in struggling companies like GameStop, AMC and BlackBerry (among others).

By Mark Lowcock and Axel van Trotsenburg NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, DC  —  The toxic cocktail of climate change, conflict, and COVID-19 is making itself felt most intensely in the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries.