AFRICA: The perspective of Africa’s colonialism from the lens of a political administration has brought skeptical reviews from African historians. Highlighting Nigeria as an example, Colonialism has been more of commercial motives rather than nationalistic aspirations. The British rulers were more concerned about companies protecting their trading rights than establishing the communal rights of indigenes.
COVID-19: The environmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has set in motion two choices that humanity would have to embrace for environmental wellbeing: on one hand, we could accept the Great Reset initiative and become eco-conscious in our economic reformations or on the other hand we wait for another global catastrophe to impress earth’s restraining capacity. The paradox of this global catastrophe will indeed do more harm than good to humanity as evident in this pandemic.
HEALTH: Man-made chemicals have untold consequences to human biology. These artificial chemicals have a way of disrupting biological processes such as aging, metabolism, and the immune system. According to American Chemical Society, CAS, there have been 167 million registered chemicals in 2020, and according to the Royal Society of Chemistry, less than 1% of these chemicals have been tested in the US. The result of this is untold toxicological effects on human health.
SUSTAINABILITY: Disregarding environmental mysticism and eschatology about the vengeance of the earth against negative human activities does not reduce the drastic impact of climate change. What will the world be like in a post COVID era? Expert opinions reveal that most countries, especially in Europe are bracing up to take the challenge of leading a green world post COVID-19.
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: The role of the private sector in the eradication of poverty and inequality is crucial to sustainable development. The United Nations in collaboration with the Global Compact Network of Businesses in Thailand are making sustainable innovations towards achieving a sustainable post-pandemic world. Such innovations include recycling of 500 billion plastics yearly by 2025, the use of electric motorcycle taxis, and the manufacture of biocups from palm trees rather than plastic cups from oil.
UNITED STATES: The importance of the United States upcoming election cannot be overemphasized. It will indeed be a game changer for global response against climate change. The US stands as the world second largest emitter of carbon after China, and another four years of Trump’s administration will see the race to carbon neutrality tossed aside indefinitely.