'What's mine is yours': A poem by Cameron Holleran

'What's mine is yours' is the latest poem from IGP Poet-in-Residence Cameron Holleran, inspired by the event The Mining Industry and Just Transition at UNFCCC #COP24…

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IGP: A look back at 2018

2018 has been a momentous year for us at the Institute for Global Prosperity. Here are some of the highlights…

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New blog: Public understanding of climate change - a workshop

Daisy Sibun, Graduate Attache at the British Institute in Eastern Africa (BIEA), and Fabio Valbuzzi, graduate of the MSc Global Prosperity, write about the first official event organised by Prosperity Co-Lab (PROCOL) Kenya and the BIEA…

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Director's Seminar: Digital Revolution and the State

We are joined by Dr William H. Janeway, Senior Advisor and Managing Director of Warburg Pincus, for a Director's Seminar.…

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13th December 2018

Why we need to talk about just climate transitions: IGP at COP24

In December 2018 IGP colleagues Professor Henrietta Moore, Dr Matthew Davies, Dr Sandra Piesik and Bridget Storrie presented ideas around prosperity and climate change at the UNCCC COP24 event in Katowice, Poland. Dr Matthew Davies reports on what…

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'12 seconds before a crash': A poem by Cameron Holleran

'12 seconds before a crash' is a poem by IGP Poet-in-Residence Cameron Holleran. It was inspired by, and was written in response to, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5C, released in October 2018.…

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IGP @ UNFCCC #COP24: The Mining Industry and Just Transition

Colleagues from the Institute for Global Prosperity will present at the event 'The Mining Industry and Just Transition: Mining Industries and the Sustainable Transformation of Towns with Circular Economy and Just Transition', at the Katowice Climate…

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10th December 2018

Prof. Henrietta Moore writes on prosperity and climate change for Guardian Global Development

Institute for Global Prosperity Director Prof. Henrietta Moore writes the article "In the face of climate change, ranking states by prosperity invites disaster" for Guardian Global Development…

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Soundbite: From Vacant to Vibrant: unlocking value through temporary activation of space

We are joined by Yoana Tulumbadzhieva, urbanist, for a Soundbite.…

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6th December 2018