Public transit ridership plummeted during the pandemic, but expanding public transit systems remains essential for fighting climate change and improving equity. Photo by Cory Hancock/IMF
2020 upended life as we know it.
The coronavirus killed almost 2 million people and counting, while roughly 100 million people fell into extreme poverty. The world entered its worst recession since the second world war. Deep-rooted racial and economic injustices were exposed, while the impacts of the pandemic itself fell disproportionately on communities of color. And these crises played out against the ever-present threat of climate change, including record-breaking fires, locust invasions, storms and other extreme weather events.
2020 upended life as we know it. The coronavirus killed almost 2 million people and counting, while roughly 100 million people fell into extreme poverty. The world entered its worst recession since the second world war. Deep-rooted racial and economic injustices were exposed, while the impacts of the pandemic itself fell disproportionately on communities of color. And these crises played […]
Why 2020 Was a Breakthrough Year for Talking About Miscarriage Alyssa Sybertz
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Sharing miscarriage publicly
Chrissy Teigen is a high-profile and active user of social media. So when she and her husband John Legend lost their third child to miscarriage in September, it s not surprising that she shared the devastating news with her Instagram followers. We are shocked and in the kind of deep pain you only hear about, the kind of pain we ve never felt before. We were never able to stop the bleeding and give our baby the fluids he needed, despite bags and bags of blood transfusions. It just wasn t enough, Teigen wrote of her loss at 20 weeks of pregnancy. To our Jack I m so sorry that the first few moments of your life were met with so many complications, that we couldn t give you the home you needed to survive. We will always love you.
Asia Carbon-Free Plans Boost Outlook for ESG Credit Issuance
Bloomberg 12/23/2020 Beth Thomas
(Bloomberg) Asia will need all the help it can get next year from more financing for environmental, social and governance projects, after recently setting some of the world’s most ambitious goals to end carbon emissions.
The region is the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, making the stakes for ESG bonds and loans all the higher. China pledged in September to go carbon-neutral by 2060. The next month, Japan said it would do so by 2050. The years sound distant, but the scale of the task means funding must ramp up immediately.