Getty Images February 26, 2023 ‘Build back better’ sounds great in theory, but does the government really know what it means in practice? Suzanne Wilkinson, Massey University Building back better after disasters requires a lot of money, significant community involvement and a departure from the status quo.
China is currently in a better position than the West to assist the Indo-Pacific, due to geography, trade dynamics and its own clean tech sector. China’s chief negotiator Xie Zhenhua, right, walks with John Kerry, United States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, on Nov. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali) November 17, 2021 Why the West should develop a clean energy strategy to meet the needs of the Indo-Pacific region Jonas Goldman, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa Western democracies need to create a financing program to support the energy transition in the Indo-Pacific — and to achieve both regional security and climate goals.
Boris Johnson is attempting to move from zero to hero on climate change. RichardBaker/Alamy June 14, 2021 Four reasons why G7 climate finance initiative will struggle against China’s Belt and Road Karen Jackson, University of Westminster and Oleksandr Shepotylo, Aston University G7’s Build Back Better World initiative is designed to finance climate infrastructure projects in developing countries.