Lise Kingo says social equality issues must be part of sustainable development agenda The coronavirus pandemic is “just a fire drill” for what is likely to follow from the climate crisis, and the protests over racial injustice around the world show the need to tie together social equality, environmental sustainability and health, the UN’s sustainable
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15 June 2020
Covid-19 pandemic is ‘fire drill’ for effects of climate crisis, says UN official
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15 June 2020
Was There Slavery in Australia? Yes. It Shouldn’t Even Be Up for Debate
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In 1891 a ‘Slave Map of Modern Australia’ was printed in the British Anti-Slavery Reporter. By External SourceJun 14 2020 (IPS) Prime Minister Scott Morrison asserted in a radio interview that “there was no slavery in Australia”. This is a common misunderstanding which often obscures our nation’s history of exploitation of First Nations people and
14 June 2020
Carbon-neutral coffee comes to UK – via sail boat from Colombia to Cornwall
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Yallah Coffee’s beans now arrive on a schooner. Has the prospect of wind-powered cargo finally landed? The French schooner De Gallant docked in Falmouth harbour at the end of May, three months after leaving the port of Santa Marta in Colombia laden with tonnes of sustainably sourced coffee beans. This wind-powered sail cargo of carbon-neutral
13 June 2020
Climate worst-case scenarios may not go far enough, cloud data shows
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Modelling suggests climate is considerably more sensitive to carbon emissions than thought Worst-case global heating scenarios may need to be revised upwards in light of a better understanding of the role of clouds, scientists have said. Recent modelling data suggests the climate is considerably more sensitive to carbon emissions than previously believed, and experts said
12 June 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on Women in South Asia
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By Raghbendra JhaCANBERRA, Australia, Jun 12 2020 (IPS) Prior to the onset of the coronavirus crisis South Asian women participated only sparingly in the labor market. Even though South Asia was and still has the potential to become one of the fastest growing regions in the world (post COVID19) female labor force participation rates were
11 June 2020
A New Socio-economic Indicator to Measure the Performance of Bioeconomy Sectors in Europe
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Publication date: October 2020 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 176 Author(s): Idiano D’Adamo, Pasquale Marcello Falcone, Piergiuseppe Morone
11 June 2020
Solar Power Fills Gaps in Underserviced Rural Argentina
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Teddy Cotella stands in front of the solar panels he installed in 2018 on his farm in an area of scarce infrastructure and far from the power grid, in the Argentine province of Santiago del Estero. To get electricity, he used to use generators that consumed about 20,000 litres of diesel fuel annually. CREDIT: Courtesy
11 June 2020
A journey into Antarctica: the unavoidable signs of global heating
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The effects of global heating are in evidence everywhere across the islands of Antarctica – from penguin colonies to melting glaciers. The Guardian’s global environment editor Jonathan Watts witnessed how conditions are changing quickly This episode first aired on Today in Focus, the Guardian’s global daily news podcast made by the Guardian team in London.
10 June 2020
Economics and Modelling: Evidence Given to the Science Select Committee
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On 5th June 2020 Professor Carol Propper, Professor James Poterba, and John gave evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee on how Economics can inform our understanding of, and response to, the coronavirus pandemic. You can find a transcript of the discussion here. The post Economics and Modelling: Evidence Given to
10 June 2020
How Might Climate Change Influence farmers’ Demand for Index-Based Insurance?
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Publication date: October 2020 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 176 Author(s): A. Leblois, T. Le Cotty, E. Maître d’Hôtel