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Nothing anymore…as of November 7th, the United States is the only nation in the world not committed to the Paris climate agreement. Recent announcements from Syria and Nicaragua to officially …

A year or so ago, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, set out to undertake first-of-its-kind research to better understand wasted food in cities. …

  Last month I was in Michigan for the fourth annual Detroit Homecoming, an event that brings together people who grew up in the Detroit area, as I did, to re-engage …

This piece first appeared in the March 2017 issue of ESI Africa and reposted with permission. Accessible, reliable, affordable electricity - this makes the difference between a prosperous society that is …

  This week, Heads of States gather in New York City at the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to take stock on progress towards the Sustainable Development …

After a summer of wildfires in Southern Europe and the Western United States, we now watch floodwaters in Texas and India recede and powerful winds in the Caribbean and Southeastern …

Not quite two years into the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it becomes ever clearer that the cost to achieve these ambitious targets will be enormous. Yet the …

See firsthand the transformative power of energy access on people’s lives by viewing  “Power in Hand”: a virtual reality experience. Mobile users, click to view the virtual reality film on YouTube …

Last week at this year’s African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF), the Rockefeller Foundation, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the …

One of the best parts about working for The Rockefeller Foundation is the amazing people I get to meet. I recently got to know Natalie Roper, executive director of Generation …