Enlightened Climate Policy for Africa, International Cooperation on AI, and More

October 27, 2021

Africa bears the least responsibility for the world’s climate crisis but is very vulnerable to climate change impacts. With the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow approaching, Aloysius Uche Ordu, Arunma Oteh, OON, and Jeanine Mabunda Lioko share a four-point agenda to achieve global emission reduction targets without constraining Africa’s development.

With the prospect of an estimated boost of 16%—or $13 trillion in U.S. currency—to global output by 2030, countries have engaged in an unprecedented push to promote artificial intelligence (AI) uptake across industry, consumer markets, and government services. Cameron Kerry, Joshua Meltzer, Andrea Renda, Alex Engler, and Rosanna Fanni outline the international cooperation that has resulted and areas where more cooperation may be beneficial.

Randal Quarles, the first Trump appointment to the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, finished his four-year term as the Vice Chair for Supervision earlier this month, but President Biden has not nominated anyone to replace him. Peter Conti-Brown discusses the implications of this and how the Fed is governed.

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