Economist Nicholas Stern evaluates the economic future, and the essential steps we must take to protect growth and reduce poverty while managing climate change. The future Stern outlines is optimistic and pragmatic; he believes we have the capacity and creativity to change. But we need the will...

Climate change is a major threat to the sustainability and inclusiveness of our societies, and to the planet's habitability. A just transition to a low-carbon economy is the only viable way forward. This paper reviews the climate change challenge. It stresses the criticality of systems changes...

The Paris Agreement on climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), both agreed in 2015, provide a new basis for international cooperation and development. In the two agreements, there is now a common platform for the next phase of the fight against poverty. The SDGs make it...