Solutions & what's working

Kenya's Digital Tax System is Paying Debt

An exploration of how Kenya's electronic Tax Invoice Management System (eTIMS) is transforming the nation's fiscal landscape by capturing revenue from the informal economy and reducing reliance on external debt.

12 min

Ecuador's Murder Rate Dropped 27 Percent

While neighbors focus on mass incarceration, Ecuador’s recent deployment of specialized joint task forces is yielding a sudden, drastic reduction in violent crime. The shift marks a move from broad policing to targeting the specific transit corridors used by international cartels.

12 min

The Copper Wall: Why Denmark's Energy Islands Stalled

Denmark's ambitious plan to build the world's first artificial energy islands has hit a massive bottleneck. It isn't a lack of political will or funding, but a global shortage of the physical materials—specifically copper and high-voltage cabling—needed to connect these offshore hubs to the mainland.

12 min

Feldheim: The Village That Decoupled from the Crisis

As national energy prices spike across Europe, the German town of Feldheim has achieved total energy independence through a local microgrid. This episode explores how a small community built its own infrastructure to hedge against geopolitical price shocks.

12 min

Utrecht is building a neighborhood with no cars.

Utrecht's Merwede district is a blueprint for the 'door-to-door' mobility shift, housing 12,000 people with zero private parking spaces. It tests whether high-density urban life can function entirely on shared electric hubs.

12 min

Fungi are eating the world's plastic stockpiles

Biotech startups are deploying Aspergillus tubingensis to break down non-recyclable polymers in weeks instead of centuries. This shift moves plastic waste from a storage problem to a feedstock for the circular economy.

12 min