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This year will see the largest ever drop globally in both investment and consumer spending on energy as the coronavirus pandemic hits every major sector, according to the International Energy …
As protests rage over George Floyd’s death, climate activists embrace racial justice Read More
Ahead of the 2019 election, Boris Johnson’s Conservatives made moves to brand themselves as “post-austerity”. Big promises to rejuvenate neglected parts of the country won them votes in unexpected places. And …
People living on low incomes already see the economy as ‘rigged’ – so what next after coronavirus? Read More
There have been many conversations around how the coronavirus has provided us with an opportunity for a cultural reset and will change not only the way we work, but the …
The pandemic could fix the workplace gender gap (or make it wider) Read MoreThis year will see the largest ever drop globally in both investment and consumer spending on energy as the coronavirus pandemic hits every major sector, according to the International Energy …
IEA: Coronavirus ‘accelerating closure’ of ageing fossil-fuelled power plants Read MoreThe Covid crisis seems to confirm what policy analysts have argued for some time: female leadership may be more engaged on issues of social equality, sustainability and innovation, making societies …
Countries with female leaders suffer six times fewer Covid deaths and will recover sooner from recession Read MoreLong before a global pandemic swept across her cloistered corner of the Navajo Nation, Cynthia Wilson knew the pains many families took to secure and store food. The multigenerational home she shares …
As the coronavirus pandemic strains supplies, Native Americans build food sovereignty Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic is now expected to trigger the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Many argue it could unravel globalisation altogether. Globalisation relies on complex links – global value chains (GVCs) – that connect …
Coronavirus won’t kill globalisation – but a shakeup is inevitable Read MoreWhen stay at home orders took hold across Latin America, the army of informal workers that sustains day-to-day life found themselves, overnight, unable to meet their most basic needs. The …
The Brazilian Town (Quietly) Experimenting with Basic Income Read MoreWhen gig workers received no-strings-attached emergency cash grants up to $1,000, they were able to get back to work quicker after an emergency, felt less stressed, and, in some instances, …
New study shows benefits of emergency cash grants for gig workers Read More
Quietly, outside of the public gaze, a revolution has started on Britain’s railways. On March 23, COVID-19 destroyed the railway industry as it had existed for the past 25 years. …
How coronavirus could usher in a new ‘golden age’ of rail travel Read More