Powering a clean energy transition, India’s increasingly authoritarian view of the internet, and Biden’s nuance on loans from elite schools.
| New intermediary rules jeopardize the security of Indian internet users India’s information technology ministry recently finalized a set of rules that the government argues will make online service providers more accountable for their users’ bad behavior. Riana Pfefferkorn writes that the changes pose a serious threat to Indians’ data security and reflect the government’s increasingly authoritarian approach to internet governance. Read more |
| Powering the transition to clean energy in the US Green grants, green loans, green bonds—incorporating these will help rejuvenate the U.S. economy while also catalyzing the transition to climate neutrality by 2050. In his Blueprints brief, Addisu Lashitew calls for a “Small Business Green Recovery Fund” that promotes green innovations and investments among small businesses that advance climate change mitigation, adaptation, and other sustainability solutions. Read more |
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