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Context is the Foundation’s award-winning media platform, providing news and analysis around three of the most significant and interconnected issues of our time: climate change, the effects of technology on society, and socio-economic inequality. Our human-centered journalism is delivered across a range of formats — from in-depth stories to videos and podcasts to newsletters.
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In Zimbabwe, Starlink’s fast internet gives telehealth a boost
In early November, Precious Chinonzura went to a telehealth, or e-health, booth in the local shopping centre in her village in Zimbabwe to see if she could get relief from bladder pains…
Mexican female gig workers push to fix "sexist" algorithms
Mexico City – Delivery driver Daniela Orozco decided to wear baggy hoodies and keep her helmet on to avoid the unwanted advances and slurs that men threw at her during the…
What are carbon credits and how do they work?
Delegates at the U.N. COP29 in Azerbaijan have agreed on rules for governing the global carbon market, which allows governments and companies to curb emissions by trading carbon credits rather than necessarily cutting…
Reporter's Notebook: Witnessing anger, fear at COP29 finance deal
A new climate finance deal to fight global warming at the recently concluded COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, has left developing countries disappointed and…
In Data: Breathing in Delhi is like smoking how many cigarettes?
NEW DELHI – Pollution readings in India’s capital New Delhi hit their highest in this pre-winter season, forcing the government to restrict vehicle movement and construction, and…