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Here you can read the latest news and views from our Fellows and associates. Many articles are also reprinted in the ISRF Bulletin, the Foundation’s in-house periodical.

The Blog and Bulletin are edited by Baindu Kallon.

Latest blog post

You Can Get There From Here

by Christopher Newfield

How do we radically change the global financial system to support the green transition? Examples from East Asian economies and the potential shift away from dollar dominance provide glimpses into new directions. In this month's Director's Note, Christopher Newfield outlines strategies from the Redesigning Finance for Climate Justice workshop that look to reimagine climate finance.
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Coercing Climate Finance

by Christopher Newfield

In the interest of reviving industrial policy, North American and European governments have left the green transition to finance and industry. This "derisking" regime has failed to create the changes needed to address climate change. In this Director's Note, Christopher Newfield draws from ISRF's project on climate finance to explore how countries such as China have employed the public discipline of private capital to expand their green energy capacities.
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Bulletin #33: Counterpoints: Power and Its Discontents

Based on research presented at the ISRF’s fifth Congress in June 2025, the contributions unravel dominant discourses to offer more nuanced understanding of contemporary social, political, and cultural issues.
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