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- Average UK person has lost out on £10,200 since 2010, thinktank says Mon, 22 Jan 24, 5:00pmComparing actual economic growth across UK cities with pre-2010 trends shows Aberdeen £45,000 poorer, with Burnley next at £28,000
- Tory swing voters switch to Labour after Sunak’s green retreat, poll finds Sun, 1 Oct 23, 9:50pmSurvey shows nearly 90% of 2019 Conservative voters say green industry is vital to UK’s economic growth
- I’m part of the ‘anti-growth coalition’ Liz Truss loves to hate – and I’m proud of it | George Monbiot Wed, 12 Oct 22, 4:00pmThe PM’s vision of growth is part of the class war that is transferring power from Britain’s poorest people to its richest
- New Paper From Richard Tol: The Economic Impact of Weather and Climate Mon, 14 Jun 21, 11:00amI propose a new conceptual framework to disentangle the impacts of weather and climate on economic activity and growth: A stochastic frontier model with climate in the production frontier and weather shocks as a source of...
- Steve Bell on David Cameron's call for a 'muscular' green recovery - cartoon Thu, 25 Feb 21, 7:00amContinue reading...
- Be 'muscular' and drive green recovery, Cameron tells Johnson Wed, 24 Feb 21, 5:00pmFree market can be overruled if necessary to create post-Covid growth, ex-PM advises former rival
- A nine-point plan for the UK to achieve net zero carbon emissions Tue, 6 Oct 20, 5:00pmAuthor Chris Goodall says tackling the climate crisis is neither difficult nor expensive and can help boost the economy
- Now is the time for big infrastructure projects, says the IMF Tue, 6 Oct 20, 3:35amHigher public spending urged as way of boosting employment and GDP at relatively low cost
- Making GDP the focus of a post-coronavirus economy would be a mistake | Carys Roberts Wed, 3 Jun 20, 7:00pmGrowth often doesn’t benefit the people who need it – a green economy could create 1 million jobs
- UK MPs call for extra £30bn to aid green recovery from Covid-19 Wed, 27 May 20, 8:23pmCross-party group calls for ‘faster, further, fairer’ action to tackle climate and nature crisis
- We now have the proof: greening the economy doesn't come at the price of prosperity | Fiona Harvey Fri, 22 May 20, 4:00pmAfter the financial crisis, green investment paid dividends. Coronavirus presents an even greater opportunity
- We now have the proof: greening the economy doesn't come at the price of prosperity Fri, 22 May 20, 4:00pmAfter the financial crisis, green investment paid dividends. Coronavirus presents an even greater opportunity
- Avoid UK recession by kickstarting green economy, says thinktank Mon, 13 Jan 20, 5:01pmNew Economics Foundation calls for £50bn to reboot economy on greener footing
- Heavenly Organics uses honey to foster peace in conflict zones across India Tue, 20 Feb 18, 10:49pmAmit Hooda hopes to eliminate conflict with sustainable honey harvesting. He started Heavenly Organics, a company selling honey with the goal of providing ethical jobs, to foster peace. The company supports almost 600 family...
- Annus mirabilis: all the things that went right in 2017 Tue, 26 Dec 17, 7:00pmIt was a tale of two years – the best of times and the worst of times. But not everything went wrong – from Mata’s 1% to orangutans, we look at the good