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China, Japan, and South Korea
comprise over one-fifth of global GDP and over a quarter of
emissions, making the region a critical battleground in the fight against
climate change. A report released last week by the Asia Society
Policy Institute (ASPI) provides a way for the three countries to
join forces by linking their carbon markets. “Connecting the region’s
three major economies would demonstrate global climate change
leadership by signaling a commitment to long-term multilateral
actions that are impactful and nuanced,” said ASPI Director of
Sustainability Jackson
Ewing.
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At Asia Society in New York last
week, writer and media entrepreneur Arianna Huffington and SOHO
China CEO Zhang
Xin discussed their accomplished careers, the “wisdom”
to be gained from female leadership, and how they maintain a
work-life balance. "The first ring of success is money/power and
status," Huffington said. "But this is like sitting on a
two-legged stool — sooner or later you fall off without that third
leg” of well-being and health.
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Ongoing violence and humanitarian
crises around the world have shone an unflattering light on the
United Nations Security Council, which is tasked with maintaining
international peace and security. At Asia Society in New York last
week, experts discussed how the council is severely limited in
carrying out that mission under its current structure. “I think Syria
reveals just how deeply we need U.N. Security Council reform,” said Simon Adams of
the Global Centre for the Responsibility to Protect.
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