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With space transport becoming cheaper by the day, off-Earth mining is now a feasible option. : Image by NASA available at https://tinyurl.com/k2uvhc8p NASA

Private companies and governments are reaching for the stars in an effort to ease Earth-bound shortages.

Space mining

Why space is the next frontier in mining

Private companies and governments are reaching for the stars in an effort to ease Earth-bound shortages.

Economy
As world leaders gather in New York for the UN SDG Summit, the mood is likely to be sombre. : Illustration: Michael Joiner, 360info Images: Kuhlmann/MSC & Ad Meskens via Wikimedia Commons CC BY 4.0

What are the roadblocks to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? And how can the pace of the SDGs gather momentum to meet the 2030 targets?

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State of the SDGs

The SDGs can save us, but can we save the SDGs?

What are the roadblocks to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? And how can the pace of the SDGs gather momentum to meet the 2030 targets?

Special Report
Given the urgent need to address climate change, the imperative is not setting goals or targets, but delivering on them. : Unsplash: Harry Cunningham Unsplash Licence

To break their ‘two steps forward, one step back’ routine on climate action, the Asia-Pacific needs to start delivering on ambitious emissions targets.

State of the SDGs

What the Asia-Pacific needs to leap forward on climate action

To break their ‘two steps forward, one step back’ routine on climate action, the Asia-Pacific needs to start delivering on ambitious emissions targets.

Environment
Oceans very nearly made it into this year’s agreement, but were removed during negotiations. : Tomas Castelazo www.tomascastela CC 3.0

The ambitions for this year’s international climate change conference were modest. The outcomes even more so.

COP27

Disillusioned young and fossil fuel reps: how COP27 nearly foundered

Society
Meenakshi Dewan age 20 is one of 4 women from the village of Tinginapu, in the Eastern Ghats, Orissa, who has been trained in solar powered engineering. : DFID

As climate, energy and digital sectors converge it’s up to policymakers to make sure they work well together.

Energy transition

Silos holding back the energy transition

Economy
India has good sunlight creating a vast opportunity for solar power : Ajay Tallam, Flickr CC 2.0

As the world uses natural resources faster than they can be replenished, India looks to a future of renewable energy.

Nudging sustainability

India’s millions consume more than the country can sustain

Environment