By Mariana Mazzucato and Jayati GhoshLONDON Despite multiple technological breakthroughs in the fight to control COVID-19, twice as many people died from it in 2021 compared to 2020. The Omicron variant is a stark reminder that effective vaccines are merely the first step towards ending the pandemic. Until we establish a process to manufacture vaccines at scale and
The financial sector is helping to drive the climate crisis. Radical government action is needed to overhaul the system, says economics professor Mariana Mazzucato
ITHACA Both anxiety and hope are increasing in the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. There is anxiety because, barring a handful of the willfully blind, we can all see the damage we are doing to the planet. Fires, floods and rising sea levels are creating havoc around the world, while environmental destruction and the resulting
ITHACA Both anxiety and hope are increasing in the run-up to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow. There is anxiety because, barring a handful of the willfully blind, we can all see the damage we are doing to the planet. Fires, floods and rising sea levels are creating havoc around the world, while environmental destruction and the resulting