Publication date: January 2021 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 179 Author(s): Elke Pirgmaier
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26 August 2020
The Invisibles: Inhumane Conditions of Italy’s Migrant Farmworkers
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By External SourceAug 25 2020 (IPS-Partners) Over 200,000 migrant laborers, mostly from Africa, work in Italy’s fields. After being exploited for years, the coronavirus global pandemic made these workers “essential” overnight — but without labor rights or even access to basic sanitation, these farmworkers are living and working in conditions that have been described as
26 August 2020
Collinsville coal power plant will never proceed as renewables are cheaper, Liberal MPs say
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Trent Zimmerman, Dave Sharma and Jason Falinski say feasibility study into Queensland plant should proceed but it doesn’t stack up economically Liberals who have been outspoken in their opposition to taxpayer funding of new coal projects predict a new power plant in north Queensland being championed by the Nationals will never proceed because there are
25 August 2020
A Not-To-Do List for Guyana’s New Administration When It Comes to Oil
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Aerial view of Georgetown, Guyana. Credit: Desmond Brown/IPS By Jeremy M. Martin and Kathryn HillisLA JOLLA, California, Aug 24 2020 (IPS) Just over five years ago, a major oil discovery occurred on the northeastern coast of South America. There have been a series of additional discoveries ever since. But this time it was not Venezuela.
25 August 2020
Investing in jobs and climate is key | Letter
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Richard Murphy and Colin Hines stress the importance of the government spending money on creating jobs as well as on infrastructure to deal with the impact of coronavirus on people and the planet Your editorial (19 August) correctly points to the fact that the “money no problem” approach to tackling the short-term upheavals caused by
24 August 2020
Discrimination in University Admissions
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The use of algorithms to award examination grades has led to chaos. Readers of the chapter on Probability and the Law in Radical Uncertainty, the recent book by Mervyn King and myself, would have understood why. Justice and statistics do not mix easily – either in the courts or at the examination board. The standard
24 August 2020
Sustaining Coupled Irrigation Infrastructures: Multiple Instruments for Multiple Dilemmas
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Publication date: December 2020 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 178 Author(s): Sechindra Vallury, Joshua K. Abbott, Hoon C. Shin, John M. Anderies
23 August 2020
Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice in less than 30 years
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‘Stunned’ scientists say there is little doubt global heating is to blame for the loss A total of 28 trillion tonnes of ice have disappeared from the surface of the Earth since 1994. That is stunning conclusion of UK scientists who have analysed satellite surveys of the planet’s poles, mountains and glaciers to measure how
23 August 2020
A Socio-economic Indicator for EoL Strategies for Bio-based Products
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Publication date: December 2020 Source: Ecological Economics, Volume 178 Author(s): Idiano D’Adamo, Pasquale Marcello Falcone, Enrica Imbert, Piergiuseppe Morone
23 August 2020
With Covid comes the opportunity to shift the economy away from fossil fuel | Greg Jericho
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And yet the Morrison government remains focused on a gas-led recovery, which is no recovery at all Whenever confronted with a tragedy in your life, one of the hardest aspects to deal with is that life goes on – work continues, other events occur, bills need to be paid, the world keeps on turning. It