Ecological economist Lester R. Brown in his book “Plan B 3.0” suggested six grand strategies for overcoming the global climate and ecological crises, one of which is to restore lost forests around the world. Forests originally covered around 60 to 70 percent of land (13 billion hectares). However, the proportion of forests has been reduced to around 31 percent (4 billion hectares) due to the desertification, deforestation, conversion of forest, and expansion of agricultural and past

International climate scientists agree that to keep global warming to within 1.5 degrees Celsius, and avoid climate impacts with disastrous consequences, the world needs to reach net zero carbon by 2050. In addition, they have indicated that a credible milestone to be on track for 2050 would require that global emissions need to be reduced by 45-50 percent by 2030. Despite having reached the most far-reaching climate accord in Paris in 2015, the international community has not made much progres

The Washington Consensus is on its way out. In a report released this week, the G-7 Economic Resilience Panel (where I represent Italy) demands a radically different relationship between the public and private sectors to create a sustainable, equitable and resilient economy. When G-20 leaders gather on Oct. 30-31 to discuss how to “overcome the great challenges of today” -- including the pandemic, climate change, rising inequality and economic fragility -- they must avoid falling bac

The post-World War II global institutional order is obsolete. This is not a recent development: The need for reform has been apparent for a long time. And yet, the necessary transformation is more comprehensive than many realize and more urgent than ever. The reasons are not difficult to discern. Power is being transferred to new (and more) actors. Nonstate actors have gained more influence. And international cooperation has shifted from a hard-law approach, based on clear rules and treaties,

Around the world, governments are challenging the immense power of Big Tech, causing politically motivated showdowns between their officials and tech companies to become increasingly commonplace. In mid-September, just as voting began in Russia’s parliamentary elections, Apple and Google capitulated to ongoing government demands to remove from their online stores a smartphone app created by allies of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. To channel support away from the Kremlin’s prefer

The word “metaverse,” a portmanteau of the prefix “meta” (meaning beyond) and “universe,” is typically used to refer to a communal and interactive cyberspace where content, commerce and networking exist with increasing permeability with the real world. With new technical capability and accelerated cultural shift to online due to the COVID-19 crisis, the metaverse is creating innovation that transcends time and space in all areas of industry and society. In par

When French diplomat Victor Collin de Plancy (1853-1924) was posted in Joseon Korea, he collected many unique treasures, including rare ancient Korean books. He returned to France with the treasures he found in Korea, including a 1377 Jikji book printed with movable metal type, and a beautiful wife named Lee Shim, a former royal palace dancer he had spotted performing for Emperor Gojong. Lee, who moved to France with Collin de Plancy in 1893 and accompanied him to Africa the following year, la

  이번 연재는 영문법의 가장 어려운 부분인 가정법, 전치사, 접속사, 관계사 핵심정리를 해드린다. 이 부분이 다소 어렵지만 한 번은 정리해야 할 부분이다! 한번에 이해가 안가면 두 번 세 번 반복하라. 독서백편의자현 [讀書百遍義自見]이다. 즉 처음에 이해가 안되더라도 백번 읽으면 그 뜻을 저절로 알게 된다. 가정법 a. 가정법 과거 (현재의 사실과 반대되는 상황) If 주어+과거동사~ 주어+would/could/might/should+동사원형~ If Mrs. Lowell attended the seminar, she might learn a lot about business finances. (Mrs. 로웰이 세미나에 참석해 있다면 비즈니스 금융에 대해 많은 것을 배울 수 있을텐데.) b. 가정법 과거완료 (과거의 사실과 반대되는 상황) If 주어+had p.p~ 주어+would/could/might/should+have.p.p~ If the company had inve

Nicknamed “house of treasures,” Ace Four House in the Euljiro neighborhood is frequented by people on the hunt for unique antiques as well as casual visitors browsing the exotic items on display. The owner of Ace Four House, Kim Ji-yeon, who studied fashion communication in Seoul and Europe, was an avid collector of European antiques even before she opened the shop. “Before the pandemic hit, I would travel to the outskirts of cities in Europe where they have rare antique art

The chief of the International Association of Prosecutors took part in the 31st Meeting of the Coordination Council of Prosecutors General of the Member States of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) held in Nursultan, Kazakhstan, on Sept. 23, to discuss ways to cooperate on issues like terrorism, drugs, corruption, environment and cybercrime. The meeting was held offline for the second year due to the COVID-19 situation. All prosecutors general from the nine member countries atten

Strong writing is an essential element of communication and a key component of leadership. To promote such writing, Korea Herald recently announced the 2021 Korea Herald –Pioneer Academics Essay Contest, an ambitious collaboration with the research program leader Pioneer Academics, to encourage Korean high school students to advance their writing skills and critical thinking. Mr. Nicholas Lee, representing Korea Herald, sees the collaboration with Pioneer Academics as empowering, and is pl

A pair of Hogreen Air’s hydrogen drones fly across the sky at a park in Gwangju, Thursday, remotely controlled by operators 9,042 kilometers away in California’s Silicon Valley using the 5G network.  Hogreen Air said that with Thursday‘s experiment, it became the world’s first drone company to succeed in remote control of a drone over such a long distance.