Our Scans · (LF.10) Reduced Inequalities · Weekly Summary

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In September 2015, 193 world leaders agreed to 17 Global Goals for Sustainable Development. If these Goals are completed, it would mean an end to extreme poverty, inequality and climate change by 2030.
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries.

• [New] With billions still lacking identification, global inequality risks deepening, not through lack of funds or lack of innovation, but through lack of recognition. The RegTech
• [New] As Chatham House warns, when digital governance marginalizes smaller states, it risks reproducing the very inequalities the internet once promised to transcend. Global Policy Journal
• [New] As the Race Equality Foundation warns, the UK still lacks a coordinated strategy that explicitly addresses race and class disparities in environmental exposure, community consultation and land-use decision-making. The Conversation
• [New] The local ruling elites are well aware that the violent uprising that began in May in New Caledonia, following riots in Papua New Guinea last January, could spark similar rebellions across the impoverished region, where living standards are being ground down by inflation and deepening inequality. World Socialist Web Site
• [New] While some progress has been made, a global backlash against DEI initiatives threatens to scale back on hard-won rights and undermine efforts toward true equality. Resolve Foundation
• [New] CSR projects are increasingly seen as a non-negotiable part of mining licenses; companies are expected to invest in education, health, local infrastructure, and gender equality in communities adjacent to operations. Farmonaut
• [New] If implemented, neo-New Dealism might generate a one-time reduction in inequality, but it would come at the longer-term cost of economic stagnation, fiscal crisis, and greatly diminished U.S. national power industry capabilities. Information Technology and Innovation Foundation | ITIF
• [New] An alternative China policy would foreground internationalism, global cooperation, and multilateral efforts against climate change, public health dangers, and global inequality. Information Technology and Innovation Foundation | ITIF
• [New] AMR is now a significant global health threat as drug-resistant microbes know no borders and can spread rapidly, exacerbated by factors like poverty, inequality, and natural or human-induced crises. Times Kuwait
• [New] With global climate commitments not yet sufficient, and cities facing housing shortages, climate impacts, increasing disasters and widening inequality, local actors are already turning crises into opportunities for community-led solutions. United Nations University
• [New] US policies, including the imposition of tariffs on trading partners, risked increasing inequality. BSS
• [New] The future of artificial intelligence is whether it will be a unifying and developing aspect of the world or a problem and a source of inequality and disturbance. Vfb News
• [New] While income inequality between individuals declined in recent decades, largely due to economic development in China, there had been a major increase in inherited wealth, with $70 trillion expected to be handed down to heirs in the coming 10 years. Yahoo Finance Singapore
• [New] If the Supreme Court further weakens the Voting Rights Act, Republicans could eliminate numerous seats held by Black and Latino Democrats, deepening racial and political inequality. @mathrubhumi
• Funding for Women and Gender Equality Canada could drop by up to 80% by 2027. Defend Dignity
• High levels of inequality are linked to outbreaks becoming pandemics and that inequality is undermining national and global responses, making pandemics more disruptive, deadly, and longer in duration. EATG
• Current crises: Russia-Ukraine war, Israel-Gaza conflict, Sudan civil war, global refugee crisis Climate change, AI disruption, economic inequality Global fatigue is high, but geopolitical competition continues to escalate. World_Now - News from different perspectives
• Without BEE, inequality will remain frozen, and black South Africans will be permanently disadvantaged. Institute of Race Relations
• Given the scale of threats we face - from widening global inequality, to ever-more-devastating climate emergencies, to unrelenting military occupations and genocide - the task of renewal is more important, and urgent, than ever. The Nation
• Inequality (of wealth and income) is increasing globally, driven by factors such as persistent inflation, the housing crisis and job insecurity; it is perceived as the most central risk of all, playing a significant role in both triggering and influencing other risks. NEXTBITTEAM - BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, S.A.
• The rapid expansion of ethanol, biodiesel, and so-called sustainable aviation fuel is reshaping rural Brazil, threatening key ecosystems, and widening inequality. CSPO Watch
• Without urgent and systemic action, Greenpeace warns, the climate crisis will exacerbate poverty, hunger, and inequality-top issues for Filipino voters. Greenpeace Philippines
• Global instability, technological advancement, rising inequalities and policy credibility are the key four risks that could eventually derail the successful delivery of the 2040 climate target. Euronews

Last updated: 01 December 2025