The US has the strongest and most resilient economy in the world, says Hank Paulson in his interview on the state of the global economy, energy market disruptions, US government debt, the current state of US-China relations. and more.

“We are in a period of what I would call mutually assured economic disruption. That gives a sort of stability that doesn’t come out of mutual trust. It comes out of the fact that each knows that the cost of escalation is high,” said Hank Paulson.

In an interview with Bloomberg, Hank Paulson expressed his long-standing concern about policymakers’ need to address the unsustainable federal debt. A Bloomberg story inaccurately implied he was “warning of a vicious bond crash.” He clearly stated his concerns about the debt were not immediate and that he believed the US economy remains the most resilient major economy.

David Gruber, President of Project CETI and National Geographic Explorer, joins Deborah Lehr for a conversation on technology, the study of whale communication, and what the language of whales could mean for their protection.

PI’s interim update to the Financing Nature report warns that the global biodiversity financing gap has grown to $942 billion annually and includes a major recommendation to integrate action on climate and biodiversity.

China is advancing conservation technologies, investing heavily in remote sensing systems to monitor ecosystems at scale, with the idea that defining and informing conservation metrics makes building a nature-based economy much more feasible.

Wetlands are vital in tackling climate change and biodiversity loss. Yet, globally, they are under threat. PI’s Conservation team has worked with partners in China to understand, recognize, and celebrate the value of coastal wetlands.

This report is a first-of-its-kind integrated policy framework designed to accelerate investment and innovation in climate adaptation. It identifies policy measures to mobilize markets and induce the necessary capital to deliver climate adaptation solutions.