With large homes that consume more energy and spread-out communities that encourage more driving, suburbs and exurbs are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Megumi Tamura and Joseph Kane outline how local leaders can jump-start climate action.
How can young girls and women enter STEM-related fields in Africa? What are ways to address the “learning poverty” on the continent? On a newepisode of Foresight Africa, Ruth Kagia joins host Aloysius Uche Ordu to discuss.
Based on their combined 60-plus years of research and international engagement in higher education, Bruce Chapman and Lorraine Dearden shed light on the effectiveness of income-driven repayment plans and explain how to transform higher education financing in the United States.
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