Geopolitics

Leadership looks different depending on where you stand. We try to see the full picture.

Decarbonisation is not a level playing field; it is shaped by the legacy of empires and the reality of new ones. It is defined by who holds green technology patents and who is left to mine raw materials.

We see China exporting solar panels mostly made with coal power, and Chile exporting unprocessed lithium only to import finished batteries—repeating extractive patterns without industrialisation. Even carbon tariffs can inadvertently punish developing economies.

In this landscape, leadership is contextual. A small island state fighting for survival leads differently than a petro-state investing for a future beyond oil. We look for those finding a path despite the odds stacked against them.

Our selection asks: What does a just transition actually look like for this region? We have no fixed answers, but we are committed to the questions that easy narratives of a 'global transition' so often ignore.