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Bolivian lithium: why you should not expect any ‘white gold rush’ in the wake of Morales overthrow
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Bolivian lithium: why you should not expect any ‘white gold rush’ in the wake of Morales overthrow

Demand for lithium depends on a several factors not under the Latin American country's control
November 20, 2019
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What’s driving Africa’s population growth. And what can change it
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What’s driving Africa’s population growth. And what can change it
Global industrial emissions: Steeling through?
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Global industrial emissions: Steeling through?
New Zealand’s new climate change law: Inadequate and not really net zero
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New Zealand’s new climate change law: Inadequate and not really net zero
Why an American farmer commits suicide
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Why an American farmer commits suicide

Like their India counterparts, American farmers are losing income, piling up debt and nobody listens to them  
November 07, 2019
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India’s not joining the latest free-trade deal which limits Australia’s market access
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India’s not joining the latest free-trade deal which limits Australia’s market access

India would have been the main area of additional market access for Australian agricultural and other exports
November 05, 2019
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Don’t drive Indian farmers to suicide through RCEP
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Don’t drive Indian farmers to suicide through RCEP

India's political leadership seems to be favouring narrow corporate interests over those of the people
November 03, 2019
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The Green Climate Fund must be a champion for real sustainability
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The Green Climate Fund must be a champion for real sustainability

Its niche has to be true sustainability — the ability to generate climate-conscious and socially beneficial results in regions that need them the most, and which multiply with successive generations
November 02, 2019
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Botswana is humanity’s ancestral home, claims major study – well, actually …
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Botswana is humanity’s ancestral home, claims major study – well, actually …

Mitochondrial DNA comes almost only ever from mothers, so the story of its inheritance is much simpler than the histories of other genes
October 31, 2019
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The next round of climate targets will worsen the crisis
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The next round of climate targets will worsen the crisis

Countries need to announce new 1.5 degrees Celsius-compliant targets in 2020
October 31, 2019
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African cities call for local climate action, adaptation finance
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African cities call for local climate action, adaptation finance

The Covenant of Mayors in Sub-Saharan Africa encourages local authorities to make a political commitment for access to energy, climate mitigation and climate adaptation
October 28, 2019
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Run-up to CoP25 Santiago: Are global transport emissions on course?
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Run-up to CoP25 Santiago: Are global transport emissions on course?

This is the first article in a series on global sectoral emissions and the progress on mitigation action in the build-up to 25th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
October 25, 2019
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Why State of New York vs ExxonMobil Corp is crucial for climate action
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Why State of New York vs ExxonMobil Corp is crucial for climate action

Societies operate on principles more fundamental than keeping score. For publicly traded companies, one of these is the obligation of transparency owed to its shareholders
October 24, 2019
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Wind to become largest power source by 2050, says Irena
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Wind to become largest power source by 2050, says Irena

But is the world really on track to achieve this?
October 23, 2019
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International Monetary Fund, pension funds and climate: The heat is on
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International Monetary Fund, pension funds and climate: The heat is on

The most vulnerable need protection from the volatility of climate and market
October 22, 2019
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Good Economics from Hard Times: No one leaves home unless...
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Good Economics from Hard Times: No one leaves home unless...

In their new book nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo debunk myths about migration. Excerpts:
October 20, 2019
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The curious case of randomness
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The curious case of randomness

Cheer for the Nobel, but randomised controlled trials can't be the quick-fix for all problems
October 18, 2019
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Africa: We must go beyond singular responses in the fight against child poverty
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Africa: We must go beyond singular responses in the fight against child poverty

Policies need to address in all the complexities of child poverty
October 18, 2019
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Why the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics matter for me
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Why the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for Economics matter for me

The puzzle of who receives the novel prize is in itself a bit like an equation  
October 16, 2019
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World Food Day 2019: Why we must prevent food wastage
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World Food Day 2019: Why we must prevent food wastage

It is a moral and technical failure in a world where hunger and malnutrition have yet to be eradicated
October 15, 2019
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The world is warming and we don't know how much carbon can it take
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The world is warming and we don't know how much carbon can it take

While questions have been raised about the inherent imprecision of the concept of carbon budget, its most important function is to convey the desperate need for energy transitions around the globe
October 15, 2019
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Census 2021: India's Urban-rural conundrum
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Census 2021: India's Urban-rural conundrum

We urbanise, we celebrate; but is urbanisation providing basic livelihood?
October 14, 2019
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Abiy Ahmed has won the Nobel Peace Prize: but big challenges still await Ethiopia
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Abiy Ahmed has won the Nobel Peace Prize: but big challenges still await Ethiopia

Abiy is the 12th winner from Africa to be awarded the prize. Last year it was won by medical doctor Denis Mukwege from the Democratic Republic of Congo
October 11, 2019
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UNFCCC Pre-COP: Restoring faith needs proactive agenda on loss and damage
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UNFCCC Pre-COP: Restoring faith needs proactive agenda on loss and damage

Loss and damage offers the process of the UN body an opportunity to signal desperately needed empathy with the most vulnerable
October 10, 2019
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US not doing its bit to reduce emissions
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US not doing its bit to reduce emissions

Without strong federal funding, targets and commitment, it will be very difficult for the US to become a low carbon economy, a new CSE report says
October 09, 2019
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