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Development is hard power, clean energy is security: Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026 sounds the alarm on a fractured world

The Hamburg Sustainability Conference 2026 highlighted the urgent need for a reinvention of multilateralism in response to global challenges like conflict, energy crises, and reduced development funding. Speakers emphasized that development should be viewed as hard power, while clean energy is pivotal for national security. This conference aims to address the fractured state of global cooperation and stresses the importance of collaborative efforts in achieving sustainable development goals.

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