What’s Next After COP26, Biase d Housing Appraisals, and More

November 19, 2021

“The closing of COP26 included apologetic words from the COP president, disappointment from the countries that are paying the highest price for climate impacts, and anger from activists and civil society. The Glasgow climate pact must be boosted by greater action from the larger emitters,” argue Samantha Gross and María Fernanda Espinosa.

A recent analysis by Freddie Mac found that homes in Black and Latino or Hispanic neighborhoods are much more likely than homes in white neighborhoods to be valued below what a buyer has offered to pay. Jonathan Rothwell and Andre Perry discuss the findings in the context of their own research on the devaluation of Black assets.

In many countries with widespread illicit economies, corruption is a defining feature of political processes and arrangements—a situation that limits the ability to mount either counternarcotics policies or anti-corruption efforts. This analytical premise needs to shape the design of policy in both domains, says Vanda Felbab-Brown in her testimony before the Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control.

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