Over 10,000 companies have signed up for Science-Based Targets, marking a huge win for climate action. But a deep-seated flaw in the rules could be setting the entire system up to fail If you follow the world of corporate climate action, you’ve heard of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). In just a few years, it’s
Carbon Offsets: A Flawed Solution, According to New Research For years, carbon offsetting has been promoted as a key tool in the fight against climate change. The concept is simple: compensate for emissions by investing in projects that reduce or remove greenhouse gases elsewhere. However, a comprehensive research paper by Joseph Romm, Stephen Lezak, and
Syria’s Reconstruction: A Blueprint for the Many, Not the Few For generations, Ahmad’s family tended their olive grove on a sun-drenched hill in Syria. The trees were their inheritance and their future, a symbol of peace and permanence. Then the war came and turned it all to ash. Today, Ahmad’s dream isn’t just to replant
Order your copy What If We Get It Right? Reimagining a Nation’s Future For more than a decade, the story of my homeland, Syria, has been a relentless accounting of loss. It has been defined by everything that went wrong: the humanitarian catastrophe, the failed state, the unsolvable problem. The global narrative has been one
Syria's reconstruction is not a conventional post-conflict challenge. It is a "hyper-complex" crisis where both scenarios overlay a landscape of fragmented sovereignty, highly politicised legislation, and intense geopolitical rivalry. This report argues that sustainable and equitable reconstruction depends on resolving fundamental contradictions between the exclusionary nature of the current legal framework, political imperatives, and international conditions.
World’s Top Courts Issue Landmark Rulings on Climate Change Two of the world’s most important courts have made major rulings on climate change. In 2024 and 2025, these courts clarified the legal duties that countries have to protect the planet for current and future generations. These landmark opinions create a strong, enforceable legal framework for
Within the cultural fabric of Syria and the wider Levant, a highly eloquent proverb condenses a profound political and social theory: "The stairs are washed from the top down." This report aims to deconstruct this dilemma through an in-depth analysis of the proverb's logic, a critical review of different theoretical models of state reform, and an examination of these models in light of concrete historical experiences.
Executive Summary Syria faces a devastating “polycrisis.” The growing impacts of climate change are deeply connected to years of poor governance, a brutal conflict lasting over a decade, and a severe economic collapse. This report argues these are not separate problems. Instead, they are part of a single, widespread failure. Environmental damage has both driven