By Mark Esposito, Josh Entsminger and Terence TseLONDON — What does it take to change a person’s mind?

By Laura Tyson and Lenny Mendonca BERKELEY — While this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai was mainly focused on the heated debate between countries about the future of fossil fuels, a delegation from the US state of California, headed by Govern

By Ian Bremmer, Carme Artigas, James Manyik and Marietje Schaake  NEW YORK — Although artificial intelligence (AI) has been quietly helping us for decades, with progress accelerating in recent years, 2023 will be remembered as a “big bang” moment.

Michael Spence Says More… Project Syndicate (PS): You, Anu Madgavkar, and Sven Smit recently pointed out that “economic dynamism and improvements in living standards are vital both to finance climate action and to ensure adequate public support for it”.

By Laurence Tubiana and Kevin P. Gallagher PARIS/BOSTON — With their agreement at COP28 to “transition away from fossil fuels in energy systems”, countries have made genuine progress on tackling climate change.

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By Anna Lappé and Patty Fong BERKELEY — As political leaders, policymakers, environmental advocates and philanthropists gather at this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28), food systems are high on the agenda for the first time.

Jayati Ghosh says more… The resulting currency devaluations have caused the price levels of essential goods to remain high, with food- and fuel-importing countries, including in the developed world, facing the biggest cost pressuresProject Syndicate (PS): Rather than rely on