It’s Wednesday and I have looked at the US CPI release overnight that has set alarm bells off in the ‘financial markets’ and among mainstream economists. My assessment is that there is nothing much to see – annual inflation less volatile items is still falling and the lagged impact of shelter (housing) is still evident…
Climate Change
The Chair of a cross-party committee condemned the Prime Minister's plans for a new wave of fossil fuel power plants
The High Seas Treaty is seen as vital to meeting an international target to protect a third of oceans by 2030
Despite making commitments to actively engage with efforts to tackle climate change, a new study found many providers to be failing in multiple areas
The Environment Agency vowed that its pension fund would be going green – Byline Times' analysis suggests this has not been the case
The Government appears keen to limit climate protestors' legal justifications for direct action
Ten years on from the death of Zane Gbangbola, in circumstances that have still not been properly explained, the risk from contaminated waste dumps continues to grow
The NSW Labor government is set to lock in more pollution through extending the life of Eraring, the country’s largest coal-fired power station.
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It’s Wednesday and I have comments on a few items today. I haven’t been able to write much today because the power has been down after the dramatic storms yesterday in Victoria damaged the network and caused absolute chaos (see below). Power is mostly back on now (which is why this post is later than…
It was interesting to spend a few weeks in London recently and catch up with friends and research colleagues. It always focuses the mind on issues when one is in situ rather than gazing at data and reports from afar. My view of British Labour as being incapable of providing the British people with a…