Tracking ‘climate finance’ around the world
A sign is displayed as demonstrators protest about climate change outside of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, April 14, 2023, in Washington.
A new investigation from Reuters found billions of dollars labeled as “climate finance” going to projects that only had a tangential relationship to climate solutions. And, it’s pufferfish season in Southeast Asia. Most fisherfolk will throw pufferfish back, but some bring them to market, serving niche groups of customers who love eating them, despite the warnings. Also, Tunisia is the birthplace of the so-called Arab Spring, and Syria is where protesters witnessed some of the most brutal crackdowns. Today, both countries are “turning a new page,” as one Syrian official recently put it. Plus, Ama Ata Aidoo, a giant in the African literary scene, died this week at the age of 81.
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