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How climate policy can be made socially just and enforceable worldwide

Stuart Mitchell

A model study now explores how carbon pricing with redistribution can help the energy transition and the climate worldwide, while increasing welfare and reducing economic inequality – which is important for enforceability. According to the study, good results would be achieved by a globally uniform carbon price paired with moderate financial transfers to poorer countries, or by a carbon price differentiated by country with domestic revenue recycling. The study was co-authored by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and published in the top journal Proceedings of the National…

Sustainable Concrete Buyers Alliance Launches to Accelerate Adoption of Low-Carbon Building and Infrastructure Materials

Stuart Mitchell

In a landmark step for the cement and concrete sector, RMI (founded as Rocky Mountain Institute) and the Center for Green Market Activation (GMA) recently launched the Sustainable Concrete Buyers Alliance (SCoBA), bringing together founding members, including Amazon, Prologis, and Meta, alongside other leading organizations to accelerate adoption of low-carbon cement and concrete for 21st century buildings and infrastructure. SCoBA is the first buyers group formed to collectively procure environmental attribute certificates for low-carbon concrete, aiming to turn demand into real-world offtake agreements that enable producers to invest at scale…

Digital Poverty Alliance named key partner in Scotland’s new Digital Inclusion Alliance, supported by Scottish Government

Stuart Mitchell

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has partnered with the newly formed Digital Inclusion Alliance (DIA), a national initiative supported by the Scottish Government to end digital exclusion across Scotland. The DIA is being established as an independent, multi-sector organisation, with the Scottish Government participating as a member alongside other public, private and third sector partners. As part of the DIA, the Scottish Government will be backing research into the state of digital exclusion throughout Scotland and providing guidance on the most deprived regions and the areas where charity partners can…

Digital Poverty Alliance Expands Tech4Young Carers Scheme to Bridge the Digital Divide for Hundreds More Young People Across the UK

Stuart Mitchell

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) has expanded its Tech4Young Carers scheme, helping more young people across the UK access the technology and skills they need to stay connected, bridge the digital divide, manage their caring responsibilities, while continuing their education. Following a successful first year in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, the scheme is now being rolled out to Milton Keynes and Southend-on-Sea, reaching an additional 200 young carers across these three regions. This expansion forms part of the DPA’s wider mission to end digital poverty across the UK, with funding provided…

106 governments step forward with 191 commitments to accelerate the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and advance progress for all women and girls

Stuart Mitchell

In the strongest multilateral stand for women and girls in 30 years, 106 governments from all regions have stepped forward with 191 commitments to accelerate progress for all women and girls by 2030. Launched recently by UN Women, the Beijing+30 Priority Actions Dashboard showcases governments’ voluntary commitments to women’s rights and demonstrates that gender equality remains a rallying force for multilateralism. “This act of showing up for the rights of women and girls affirms a powerful truth: gender equality remains a unifying force for the world. And multilateralism is still…