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Sustainable development economics

TWO schools of thought tend to dominate today’s economic debates. According to free-market economists, governments should cut taxes, reduce regulations, reform labour...

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Environment

Lima climate change talks best chance for a generation, say upbeat diplomats

Hopes rise for global warming deal after US-China carbon commitments inject much-needed momentum into Peru talks UN climate negotiations opening in Lima on Monday have the ...

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Hollywood

UN Sounds Alarm To End Global Pandemic Of Violence Against Women

Violence against women and girls is a global pandemic that destroys lives, fractures communities and holds back development, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sa...

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Environment

Air pollution costs Britain ?10bn a year, report shows

Britain is third highest contributor to air pollution that costs Europe up to ?149bn a year, says EU agency report Britain has 10 of Europe?s top 50 ?super-polluting? power...

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Sustainable Development

Air pollution costs Britain ?10bn a year, report shows

Britain is third highest contributor to air pollution that costs Europe up to £149bn a year, says EU agency report Britain has 10 of Europe’s top 50 “supe...

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Environment

Years Of Living Dangerously: Merchants Of Doubt hiding An Inconvenient Truth

Next December, 196 nations will meet in Paris to agree a course of action to respond to climate change. They will do so under the auspices of the UN framework convention on...

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Sustainable Development

Gender inequality undermining India’s progress: report

Deep-rooted gender inequalities continue to undermine India’s potential to translate economic growth into inclusive development, according to a government report whic...

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Environment

The moral issue of climate change

The politics of selfishness was embraced enthusiastically last week by Sen. Mitch McConnell. In dismissing President Obama?s deal with China to reduce carbon emissions, the...

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Sustainable Development

The moral issue of climate change

The politics of selfishness was embraced enthusiastically last week by Sen. Mitch McConnell. In dismissing President Obama’s deal with China to reduce carbon emission...

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Environment

Climate Change Will Be Hazardous to Your Health

The dangers of a warming climate are frequently presented through an economic or an existential lens, either as a financial gamble whose costs may ultimately outweigh the s...

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