Jan 24, 2023 07:46 am UTC| Economy
Chinas population has fallen for the first time in 60 years and is set to be reduced by half by the end of the century. After declining for some years, China is now in what a government official called an era of negative...
3 ways Indonesia could make 2023 a turning point in its clean energy transition
Jan 24, 2023 07:36 am UTC| Economy
2023 begins with some hope that Indonesia is speeding up its transition away from fossil fuels, towards cleaner, renewable energy sources. For example, the government last year issued a presidential regulation as a...
How to help UK households manage rising energy bills - and decarbonise at the same time
Jan 24, 2023 07:36 am UTC| Economy Real Estate
The cost of electricity rose sixfold between January 2021 and November 2022 as the impact of the COVID pandemic combined with Russias invasion of Ukraine to push up wholesale energy prices. Without government...
Has Ontario’s housing 'plan' been built on a foundation of evidentiary sand?
Jan 24, 2023 05:40 am UTC| Economy
In late 2022, the Ontario government adopted Bill 23, the More Homes Built Faster Act. The legislation made sweeping changes to the provinces land use planning system. The province also passed Bill 39 Better Municipal...
Power cuts in South Africa are playing havoc with the country's water system
Jan 24, 2023 05:34 am UTC| Economy
South Africans had to deal with the worst ever series of power cuts in 2022. All in all the country lost a record 205 days of electricity due to constant breakdowns at the coal-fired power plants run by Eskom, the...
As US-EU trade tensions rise, conflicting carbon tariffs could undermine climate efforts
Jan 24, 2023 05:34 am UTC| Economy
Rising trade tensions between the U.S. and the European Union, two of the most important global leaders when it comes to climate policy, could undermine key climate initiatives of both governments and make it harder for...
Strikes: why refusing public sector pay rises won't help reduce inflation
Jan 24, 2023 05:33 am UTC| Economy
The UK government has not yet resolved the thorny issue of ongoing public sector pay disputes, despite the fact that these workers are suffering much more from the cost of living crisis than their private sector...
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