Vera Songwe for PS On Point: Financing Our Survival

Vera Songwe explains what it will take to mobilize capital for the net-zero transition worldwide. [View this message in a web browser]( [PS On Point]( SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 Between now and the end of this decade, climate-related investments need to increase by orders of magnitude to keep the world on track toward achieving even more ambitious targets by mid-century. If done right, writes Vera Songwe, Chair of the Liquidity and Sustainability Facility, such investments could usher in an entirely new and better economy. [Read more]( [PS Longer Reads: Financing Our Survival]( [Financing Our Survival]( By Vera Songwe The world now faces the triple challenge of stabilizing developed economies, accelerating progress toward net-zero emissions, and ensuring that emerging-market and frontier economies can access the capital they need to grow and protect their citizens. That calls for additional financial resources on a massive scale. [Read more]( [PS. Watch our Climate Week NYC event now.]( [PS Quarterly: The Truth About “India’s Moment”]( [The Truth About “India’s Moment”]( By Irfan Nooruddin As China quickly reshapes the global order, Western governments have convinced themselves that, with enough flattery, today's India can become a reliable partner. But given the country's misgovernance, poor economic prospects, and democratic backsliding, they should rethink that assumption. [Read more]( [PS Insider Interview: The Roots of Polish Populism]( [The Roots of Polish Populism]( Sławomir Sierakowski interviewed by Irena Grudzińska Gross Since coming to power eight years ago, Poland's populist ruling party has continued to win elections even as it has attacked the country's liberal institutions and individual rights. With Poland holding a general election on 15 October, will its ability to manipulate Polish history and culture as a political cudgel continue to bring them electoral success?. [Read more]( [PS. Subscribe to PS Premium to secure your copy of PS Quarterly: Stayin’ Alive.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( Project Syndicate publishes and provides, on a not-for-profit basis, original commentary by the world's leading thinkers to more than 500 media outlets in over 150 countries. Receipt of this newsletter does not guarantee rights to re-publish any of its content. This newsletter is a service of [Project Syndicate](. [Change your newsletter preferences](. Follow us on [Facebook]( [Twitter]( and [YouTube](. © Project Syndicate, all rights reserved. [Unsubscribe from all newsletters](.