Plastic pollution is a global challenge
“Each human being on average ingests five grams of plastic a week.” This finding from a recent US study has made headlines around the world. We already knew that the…
read more“Each human being on average ingests five grams of plastic a week.” This finding from a recent US study has made headlines around the world. We already knew that the…
read moreThe figures are dizzying. Some 1.3 billion tonnes of food are thrown away or lost every year worldwide. In all, one-third of the food produced is never eaten. Meanwhile, nearly…
read moreIt would be a mistake to think that the macroeconomic consequences of climate change will materialize only in the future. The economic impacts of climate change are actually already very…
read moreThe aerospace sector was already thinking hard about saving energy long before global warming became a concern. Thanks to lighter aircraft and more efficient engines, emissions per passenger-kilometre have fallen…
read moreThe case for Indian growth is an example of the recurrent Western fixation with emerging markets. Nineteenth-century colonialists dreamt that far-flung empires would bring untold riches. If only each native…
read moreAlthough the Earth has already been through phases of global warming, the current phase differs in its mainly human origin and its unprecedented speed. If we continue on the current…
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