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When Emmanuel* came to work in the UK, the conditions on the boat were the worst he had ever seen. Having grown up around fishing in Ghana, for him it …
The Hidden Hostile Environment in the Fishing Industry Read More
Deluges and strict lockdowns in China have disrupted farming in a way that country’s winter wheat harvest next month remains one of the big uncertainties in a global economy that is already struggling with high commodity …
China’s uncertain wheat harvest engenders fear for global economy Read More
The world’s first offshore wind farm opened off the coast of Lolland, Denmark, in 1991. Since then, the global installed capacity has grown to nearly 35 gigawatts – enough to power …
How four big industries are driving the exploitation of our oceans Read More
It is hard to know how much Sri Lankan forest has been cut down as fuel shortages force people to use firewood to cook: inspectors have halted deforestation patrols because …
Sri Lanka’s economic crisis exposes gaps in renewable energy push Read More
At the beginning of last year, 187 countries took steps to limit the export of plastic trash from wealthy to developing countries. It’s not working as well as they hoped. …
Rich countries are illegally exporting plastic trash to poor countries, data suggests Read More
Britain is set to be a “transit” country for natural gas supplies to Europe this summer as the continent scrambles to ditch its dependency on Russian reserves. National Grid has predicted …
Britain to become gas ‘bridge’ to Europe Read More
AILSA CHANG, HOST: All right. We’re going to take a moment now to look at the state of the Native American economy. A new series running on the website Indian …
Native American economy leads rural communities Read More
Verity delves into the environmental economics undergrowth. Our peaceful piece of suburbia is feeling particularly tame at the moment. A far cry from the perilous encounters to be had in …
The nature of the beast Read More
Control of land has been a key driver of wealth, power and conflict for most of human history. The industrial revolution changed all that as power shifted from landowners to …
Ground control Read More
Could private funding actually benefit nature? Henry Leveson-Gower proposes a cooperative approach. Since the 80s environmental economists have been putting monetary values on nature so they get “counted”. Now they …
Having it all Read More