Energy efficiency could help avoid the need to build up to 50 power plants in Indonesia
Apr 26, 2020 05:28 am UTC| Economy
Indonesias electricity demand is growing rapidly. Robust economic growth combined with unprecedented urbanisation and industrialisation are driving this demand. Based on the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources...
Price controls don't work – but mask rationing is the exception that proves the rule
Apr 26, 2020 05:24 am UTC| Economy
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people wear a cloth face covering for their nose and mouth to protect others from the spread of the coronavirus. Research shows masks lead to a more than...
EU is gridlocked over €1 trillion coronavirus fund – here's a way forward
Apr 26, 2020 05:19 am UTC| Economy
An EU leaders summit has produced no definitive progress on saving Europes southern nations from the greatest slump in living memory. There is talk of a recovery fund of at least 1 trillion (873 billion), now that EU...
Apr 24, 2020 05:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
From its origin in Wuhan, China, COVID-19 has spread to become a predominantly urban-focused pandemic. Although much data on the pandemic is still unavailable, it is clear that urban areas have been at the epicentre. We...
Why there isn’t a one-size-fits-all plan for states to reopen their economies
Apr 24, 2020 05:08 am UTC| Economy
Editors Note: How and when states reopen their economies will look different from one state to the next state depending, in part, on where that state is in the trajectory of its coronavirus illnesses. In this QA, Hilary...
Why farmers are dumping milk down the drain and letting produce rot in fields
Apr 24, 2020 05:05 am UTC| Economy
Many Americans may be surprised and confused to see farmers dumping milk down the drain or letting vegetables rot in their fields. Why would they be destroying food at a time when grocery stores and food pantries...
BP paid a steep price for the Gulf oil spill but for the US a decade later, it's business as usual
Apr 24, 2020 05:01 am UTC| Economy Business
The largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history began ten years ago, on April 20, 2010. A massive explosion killed 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig, and a blowout spewed more than 3 million barrels of oil...
Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects