What are climate change 'tipping points' –and should we be afraid?
Dec 09, 2015 14:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
As recently as 6,000 years ago the Sahara was green and fertile. Weve found evidence of large rivers crossing the region, lined by flourishing settlements. Then suddenly things changed. Trees died and the land dried up....
The 'Climate Games' aren't just activist stunts – they're politics beyond the UN
Dec 09, 2015 13:56 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics
At the moment, most people interested in the politics of climate change (including me) are focusing on a small site in Pariss northern suburbs. This is where the COP21 negotiations are taking place. While to us this is...
Dec 09, 2015 13:54 pm UTC| Insights & Views
Brent costed less than $40 per barrel again yesterday for the first time since February 2009 but recovered upto 40.46, WTI has been lingering with bearish favorite figure at 37.75 ahead of inventory data. No doubt it...
Fed interest rate hike may have less of an impact than you think
Dec 09, 2015 13:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views Central Banks
There is a very high chance the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week. It would be the first time the Federal Open Monetary Committee (FOMC) the Feds rate-setting team has lifted its benchmark rate since...
How much diversity can the US Constitution stand?
Dec 09, 2015 13:51 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law
Tanya Washington, Professor of Law, Georgia State University People queue up outside the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC to hear the case of Fisher v University of Texas, Austin. Jose Luis Magaua/Reuters The...
Should voters care about candidates' religious views?
Dec 09, 2015 13:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Law Politics
Religion is grabbing some of the biggest headlines in the current US presidential campaign. Weve heard a lot about what candidates like Donald Trump think about other peoples religious beliefs. But what about the...
Effectiveness of BoC’s monetary policy - CAD eying on global oil price recovery
Dec 09, 2015 12:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views
The Lonnies 13% depreciation against the US dollar in last year till date was a forthright progression of modification to the terms-of-trade shock that has distressed the broader commodity currency block. Emphasizing...
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