ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

China makes pledge to be ‘carbon neutral’ by 2060

In what some commentators are calling a bold and audacious pledge, President Xi announced to the UN that China will…

4 years ago

Paying for plastic bags has dramatically reduced usage in the UK

Since the UK government introduced a 5p charge for single-use plastic bags in 2015, millions of shoppers are now choosing…

4 years ago

Coal: the world’s dirtiest and most damaging fossil fuel has now become the most expensive!

As students of economics, these really are crazy times we are living through! From governments paying private sector wages  to 0% interest…

4 years ago

Study suggests that one-third of all plant and animal species could be extinct by 2070

A recent report by a team of US scientists at the University of Arizona has suggested that owing to the…

4 years ago