'Decarbonisation' may be the wrong goal for energy – here's why
Oct 29, 2020 10:03 am UTC| Economy
Electricity generated by nuclear power plants, wind turbines and solar panels results in negligible greenhouse gas emissions, even when their manufacture, construction and maintenance is taken into account. To the casual...
Will the population freeze allow our big cities to catch up on infrastructure?
Oct 29, 2020 10:01 am UTC| Economy
The 2020 federal budget forecasts Australias population growth will slow to almost zero over several years because of COVID-19 and related restrictions. This leads to the question: will this period allow the big cities to...
Capitalism and the coronavirus crisis: the coming transformation(s)
Oct 29, 2020 09:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The world economy is currently experiencing its severest contraction since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Unlike the Great Depression and the global financial crisis (GFC) of 2008-2009, this crisis cannot be directly...
South Africa's waning economic fortunes demand harsh policy adjustments: who will bear the brunt?
Oct 29, 2020 09:43 am UTC| Economy
The social and economic crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated South Africas fiscal crisis. But the origins of the fiscal crisis are deeper. It is a structural crisis that will define public policy over...
Mercedes-Benz to increase stake in Aston Martin up to 20%
Oct 29, 2020 02:11 am UTC| Business Economy
Mercedes-Benz will increase its stake in British carmaker Aston Martin years from 2.6 percent to as much as 20 percent over the next three, in exchange for technologies and components of its hybrid and electric...
Spain to increase taxes on big firms, use $31.8 billion in European grants
Oct 28, 2020 13:00 pm UTC| Economy
The Spanish government will increase taxes on big corporations and the wealthy and use $31.8 billion in European grants in efforts to reverse its economic slump. There were talks on using all $164 billion that the EU...
S. Korea eyes nuclear power plants in UK, as two countries agree to cooperate after Brexit
Oct 27, 2020 05:16 am UTC| Economy
Industry Minister Sung Yun-mo expressed hope for South Korea to participate in construction projects for British nuclear power plants in his meeting with Alok Sharma, UKs secretary of state for business, energy, and...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects