Solution Spaces offers an international, multistakeholder forum for ideas to promote solutions to global problems with an array of accessible formats. Here is a selection of the latest articles in the series.
When COP30 recently concluded in Belém (Brazil), reactions felt familiar: cautious praise for incremental steps mixed with frustration at yet another summit that fell short of decisive commitments. The…
Blog postCOP30 in Belém has made one thing unmistakably clear: environmental sustainability can no longer be siloed from global trade. The next frontier in climate policy lies in reshaping the rules of international…
Blog postAs the dust settles on the progressive South African Presidency of the G20, stock-taking begins. The last in a series of G20 Presidencies hosted in the Southern Hemisphere, the first African presidency…
Blog postIn this episode Izabella Teixeira, Co-Chair of the UN Environment Programme’s International Resource Panel, speaks with Nicolas J.A. Buchoud, Co-Chair of the T20 Infrastructure Task Force, about Brazil’s new…
Blog postIn collaboration with Oxford Saïd Business School's Rethinking Performance Initiative, the Redirecting Business Performance blog creates an active and lively debate on how the goals of business in creating financial value and profits can be aligned with those of individuals, communities, and the natural world in human, social and environmental values.
Business has the power to drive solutions to humanity’s greatest challenges from climate change to inequality. But today’s markets are not designed to support that potential. The economic system still…
Blog postTwo years ago I wrote about the possibility of having a carbon tax in the U.S. I keep saying time would be better spent on getting a price on carbon than all the discussion about net zero, Scope 3 reporting,…
Blog postIn recent years, businesses have been under growing pressure to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability. Target setting, diligent measurements and lengthy reports have all been part of the increased…
Blog postFor over a decade, the debate on the role of business in society has been stuck in a frustrating deadlock. On one side, advocates argue that principled business leadership can solve systemic issues like…
Blog postWhen COP30 recently concluded in Belém (Brazil), reactions felt familiar: cautious praise for incremental steps mixed with frustration at yet another summit that fell short of decisive commitments. The…
COP30 in Belém has made one thing unmistakably clear: environmental sustainability can no longer be siloed from global trade. The next frontier in climate policy lies in reshaping the rules of international…
As the dust settles on the progressive South African Presidency of the G20, stock-taking begins. The last in a series of G20 Presidencies hosted in the Southern Hemisphere, the first African presidency…
In this episode Izabella Teixeira, Co-Chair of the UN Environment Programme’s International Resource Panel, speaks with Nicolas J.A. Buchoud, Co-Chair of the T20 Infrastructure Task Force, about Brazil’s new…
Business has the power to drive solutions to humanity’s greatest challenges from climate change to inequality. But today’s markets are not designed to support that potential. The economic system still…
By Wang Huiyao, the founder and president of the Center for China and Globalization. At the 80th United Nations General Assembly high-level debates last week, a host of global leaders called for a more…
Artificial intelligence (AI) could transform frontline health systems in low- and middle-income countries — supporting community health workers as well as the people they serve. Yet, as health innovations…
The current development trajectory has resulted in calamitous consequences for humanity, the environment and the planet. These include a climate crisis, the breaching of seven of the nine planetary boundaries,…
How can multilateral climate and development finance work not only for the environment, but also for social justice? At a time of growing inequality, the side event hosted by the Global Solutions Initiative…
In the second episode of Global Solutions Talk, Stefan Heinke, Fellow of the Global Solutions Initiative and Sustainability and Business Development Advisor at Chanzi Ltd., speaks with Hon. Wycliffe Oparanya,…
As the world enters a period of unprecedented geopolitical flux—marked by fragmented multilateralism, escalating climate pressures, technological disruptions, and an erosion of institutional trust—the…
Despite rising protectionism, geopolitical polarization, and weakened institutions of global governance, our global economy remains deeply interconnected. Multinational corporations and export-driven…
