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Reimagining global politics for the 21st century at @NewAmerica.
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What can Global South countries do to gain more value from the AI industry beyond exporting critical minerals? Laura Kupe will dive deeper into that with our panelists Marie-Therese Png (@oiioxford), Prof. Wesley Rosslyn-Smith (@UPTuks), and Dr. Claude Kabemba (@The_SARWatch) at
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How many #AI experts can say they know about the crucial connectivity infrastructure behind it all? @CandaceRondeaux will moderate a conversation with Yauvan Hansraj (@_yauvan_), Scott Timcke (@ScottTimcke), and Josiah Chavula (@JosiahChavula) as they provide their expertise on
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The terms of #AI safety must work for every nation. #DigitalFuturesSymposium2025 will hear a special presentation from Professor Jonathan Shock (@jonsadventures) titled “Toward an African Agenda for AI Safety.”
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Data centers are political. #DigitalFuturesSymposium2025 is lucky to have Jane Munga (@jane_munga) and Chijioke Okorie (@chythepenguide) as panelists to break it down. Their conversation, moderated by Roland Banya (@RIAnetwork), will discuss sovereignty implications of data
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The future of #AI is shaped by its material foundations: critical minerals, compute, cables, data centers. That’s why Planetary Politics at @NewAmerica is excited to chart paths forward for AI infrastructure at our #DigitalFuturesSymposium2025: Critical Circuits: Infrastructure
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In an era of tightening finance, rising debt burdens and increased risk aversion, the “mobilize private capital” script is under strain. Without a reset in how blended finance is structured, it risks becoming a repeated promise, not a pipeline. 3/4
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Recent data show that despite five‐year highs in certain years, the broader trajectory remains far below what’s needed to hit #SDG and #climate targets. 2/4 https://t.co/4Mtn86U8Qe
bloomberg.com
Projects combining private and public capital to cut emissions or adapt to climate change have stalled at a dangerously low level, according to a fresh report.
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Blended #climate finance, once billed as the bridge between public ambition and private capital, is faltering at a critical moment. 🧵 1/4
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Bottom line: a U.S. absence is not a benign omission. It shifts burden, changes dynamics, and raises questions about the future architecture of #climate diplomacy. 4/4
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The U.S. internal void elevates non‐state actors and subnational players, but that alone won’t plug the scale gap. Global coordination on #climatechange still requires major state actors leaning in. 3/4 https://t.co/Zr7YjKg7Su
worldpoliticsreview.com
Top-down approaches to addressing climate change ignore a fundamental reality: Success will hinge on a sound understanding of local politics.
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One interpretation: fewer U.S. negotiators at #COP30 means less risk of blocking consensus. But the flip side is a major emitter ceding leadership and influence. 2/4
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#Trump’s White House announced no “high level representatives” will attend #COP30, signaling a potential retreat from the global #climate consensus. 🧵 1/4 https://t.co/Dy9ajMfnC7
axios.com
One school of thought is that top officials' absence means the U.S. won't use the consensus process to gum things up.
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Coming soon: Critical Circuits: Infrastructure Geopolitics in the Age of AI. Our annual Digital Futures Symposium returns – this time in Cape Town. Catch a glimpse of last year’s conversations on how sovereign AI is redefining the future.
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“There is an economic opportunity that we're trying to capitalize on, but it's these security challenges that keep punctuating the impact.” @HeelaRasool spoke with @AmbRizSaeed at #FutureSecurityForum on the future of U.S.-Pakistan relations and ties with India. @PakinUSA
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Roland Mwesigwa Banya, Non-Resident Planetary Politics Fellow, argues that regional coordination and smart localization can deliver both sovereignty and growth for Africa’s growing $9.15B data center market. Read more: https://t.co/9rpcgCcW8d
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Treating emerging powers as “digital swing states” is a mistake. Non-Resident Fellow @BasuArindrajit shows how these nations are shaping #techpolicy on their own terms, and why the U.S. must adapt to stay in the game. 🔗
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Read "With the U.S. Stepping Down, New Climate Leaders Are Trying to Step Up" by @HeelaRasool & more on climate leadership & just energy transition here: https://t.co/6mwTUy548x (2/2)
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⏰ STARTING SOON @ 12 PM ET: How is power in the energy transition being rewritten? Join Fellow @arynebaker, @ElizabethLosos, Grégoire Roos (@ChathamHouse) & Laura Waisbich (@igarape_org) on power, equity & global realignment. #EnergyTransition #ClimateFinance #ClimateChange
From #criticalminerals to sovereign #debt, power in the #energytransition is being rewritten. In what ways is global power being reshaped? Join us & @igarape_org TOMORROW, Oct 16 for a conversation with our experts on equity, sovereignty, & #climate. 🔗
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From #criticalminerals to sovereign #debt, power in the #energytransition is being rewritten. In what ways is global power being reshaped? Join us & @igarape_org TOMORROW, Oct 16 for a conversation with our experts on equity, sovereignty, & #climate. 🔗
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