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Jessica Brown

Jessica is a freelance writer based in Melbourne, Australia. She was previously global head of event programs at The Economist, based in London and Hong Kong. Her work has been published in newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Australian.

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Housing
Heroes Of The Slums: India’s Grassroots Pandemic Beaters

Heroes Of The Slums: India’s Grassroots Pandemic Beaters

With more than 2 million confirmed cases, India now has the third-highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world. A hasty lockdown, followed by a disorderly reopening, failed to slow the pandemic but has thrown

Food
How To Avoid Another Food Emergency. Lessons From COVID

How To Avoid Another Food Emergency. Lessons From COVID

From Paris to Pyongyang, shoppers the world over responded to the Covid-19 pandemic by stripping supermarket shelves. Nissin Foods, the Japanese company whose founder invented the now ubiquitous instant noodles, has seen its share price

Energy
Renewables Before Coal. Vietnam’s New Masterplan

Renewables Before Coal. Vietnam’s New Masterplan

As the world went into lockdown, new renewable energy projects around the world ground to a halt. The transition to clean energy, a policy priority for many governments just 12 months ago, now faces an

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