The world economy collapsed when homeowners couldn't repay subprime mortgages. We're now making a similar bet on 'repaying' carbon emissions.
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The church is itself divided on Brexit, but that doesn't mean it can't provide guidance for a polarised community.
The main distinguishing feature of Osborne’s policy record was presiding over one of the worst economic recoveries in British history.
When it comes to reading, choosing the books your child reads, forcing them to read at certain times and asking them questions about their books are all big no nos.
Migration offers a fix for the islands 'drowning' as a consequence of the climate crisis – but are there better alternatives?
Properly executed, government intervention can provide a real economic boost.
It may look like a whiskered cocktail sausage, but the naked mole rat's incredible biology may one day improve countless lives.
Many cases of Ebola are missed entirely. Affected countries need to invest in primary healthcare and detection to nip outbreaks in the bud.
La administración de Evo Morales ha lanzado políticas contradictorias: ha reconocido los derechos de Pachamama en la constitución, pero ha permitido la extracción de hidrocarburos en áreas protegidas.
If we want to live sustainably, we must question our appetite for growth.
Whether it's through begging or building shelters, homeless people are trying to make their lives better.
It's natural to feel powerless against climate breakdown. But transforming pain into action can be infectious, and might just tip the balance towards a healthy climate.
Losing just 5% of weight in people newly diagnosed with diabetes can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Some multinational food corporations may have learned a few tricks from big tobacco.
As former director of the US Information Agency, Edward R. Murrow, once put it, presidential travel should be treated as a 'weapon' to influence popular opinion.
The original origins of some key characters names might give hints to their fates in Game of Thrones.
Supermarkets have been hit by multiple disruptions in the past couple of decades and they are struggling to survive.
De plus en plus d’éléments suggèrent que l’extinction des dinosaures a été le fruit d’une conjonction de transformations profondes sur Terre, comparables à celles que nous connaissons aujourd’hui.
Hundreds of scientists and Indigenous leaders have asked the EU to demand tougher imports standards to protect Brazil's rainforests, wetlands and savannahs.
They can be summed up, thus: ignore your people at your peril.
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PhD researcher at Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy and Natural Resource Governance, University of Cambridge
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Research Associate in Conservation Evidence, University of Cambridge
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PhD candidate, University of Cambridge
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University Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Cambridge
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Research fellow, University of Cambridge
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PhD Candidate in Education, University of Cambridge
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Centre Coordinator and Post-doctoral Research Associate, Max Planck Centre Cambridge, University of Cambridge
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John Zerilli is a Friend of The Conversation.
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PhD candidate in Geography, University of Cambridge
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University Senior Lecturer in International Macroeconomics, Cambridge Judge Business School
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Professor of Human Geography, University of Cambridge
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PhD Researcher, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge
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Professor in Urban and Regional Economics, University of Cambridge
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