US giving reached a near-record $450 billion in 2019 as the role of foundations kept up gradual growth

Jun 21, 2020 11:39 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

As one of the lead researchers of the Giving USA report, I study how U.S. philanthropy changes each year in response to the economy and other factors. Americans gave US$450 billion to charity in 2019, about $1 billion...

Energy giants want to thwart reforms that would help renewables and lower power bills

Jun 21, 2020 11:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Australias energy market is outdated. It doesnt encourage competition and thats holding back the transition to renewable energy. Important reforms to modernise the market are on the way, but big energy companies are...

Why we'll still need waste in a circular economy

Jun 21, 2020 11:27 am UTC| Economy

Every year, we buy 30 billion tonnes of stuff, from pizza boxes to family homes. We throw out or demolish 13 billion tonnes of it as waste about 2 tonnes per person. A third of what we discard was bought the same year....

Emerging Market Crisis Series

Coronavirus in India and Brazil: new forecasts for when economic giants will hit peak

Jun 21, 2020 04:11 am UTC| Economy

While many of the worlds top ten economies appear to be past the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, India and Brazil are still on the way up. This is a tragedy unfolding for both countries. It is also bad news for the world...

How investing in green infrastructure can jump-start the post-coronavirus economy

Jun 21, 2020 04:08 am UTC| Economy

COVID-19 has turned the world on its head. Many socio-economic benefits Canadians took for granted are now under threat, and the economic, infrastructure and environmental problems that we were once content to ignore are...

Retail won't snap back. 3 reasons why COVID has changed the way we shop, perhaps forever

Jun 21, 2020 03:51 am UTC| Business Economy

Its wrong to expect a snap-back at shopping centres, food courts, cinemas and other places where people used to gather to spend money. Weve identified three reasons why spending in physical stores on goods like clothes...

Global Geopolitics Series

Why countries should leverage universities as a new force in global diplomacy

Jun 21, 2020 03:33 am UTC| Economy

States have long been the main actors in international relations. But they are finding it increasingly difficult to deal by themselves with multiple contemporary issues such as climate change, pandemics, terrorism and...