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Published Mar. 29, 2023 2:46 PM

Author: Solveig Aamodt, Senior Researcher, CICERO Center for International Climate Research.

A unison sigh with relief could be heard among environmentalists worldwide when Luiz Ignacio “Lula” da Silva was announced as winner of the Brazilian presidential election on 30 October 2022. Especially to those defending the environment, climate, and indigenous peoples’ rights, the four years of Jair Bolsonaro’s administration have felt like an incrementing disaster. The election of Lula saved the hope of a future for the Brazilian Amazon, but how easy will it be for Lula to put Brazil on a low-carbon and sustainable track?

Published Jan. 6, 2023 10:34 AM

There is considerable concern that the world is off-track in achieving the SDGs. As the SDGs are not directly referred to in treaties, local laws, or case law, a particularly relevant question is how and to what extent the SDGs are achievable when they are not legally binding

Published Sep. 23, 2022 9:58 AM

Over the 75 years that has passed since India’s independence in 1947, the Indian pharmaceutical industry has gradually developed research and manufacturing hubs that offer a steady supply of affordable drugs to large parts of the world.

Read the latest op-ed on India-Africa cooperation by Prof. Ranga Reddy Burri, Prof. Dan Banik and PhD candidate Lise Bjerke.