BY Jonathan Munemo Professor of Economics, Salisbury University The global economic crisis triggered by the outbreak of the COVID pandemic in 2020 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February this year…… Read more “Africa faces hard knocks as rich countries take manufacturing back home”
Month: April 2022
To Save a Forest, Look to the Women
BY VERONIKA PERKOVÁ Ninfa Carianil Damaso, first female forest ranger of Fundación ProAves, poses in front of a nature preservation sign.PHOTO COURTESY OF FUNDACIÓN PROAVES Women often suffer…… Read more “To Save a Forest, Look to the Women”
Renewable Energy Projects Power Up in Tribal Nations
By TED MCDERMOT The Kayenta solar farms on the Navajo Nation, shown here in 2019, span 365 acres and produce 55 megawatts of power that supply enough…… Read more “Renewable Energy Projects Power Up in Tribal Nations”
Eco-revolution in India: agricultural project could initiate global agricultural turnaround
Author : Romana Greiner Cow dung is the new gold. At least in Andhra Pradesh, the eighth largest state in India. There, six million farming families want…… Read more “Eco-revolution in India: agricultural project could initiate global agricultural turnaround”
China is gunning for supremacy in the global green hydrogen race. Will it shatter Australia’s dreams?
Author: Hongzhang Xu PhD Candidate/Research Associate, Australian National University This week’s report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns global warming is headed for dangerous levels unless…… Read more “China is gunning for supremacy in the global green hydrogen race. Will it shatter Australia’s dreams?”
Unconditional basic income made the economy in Kenya’s villages boomby Kontrast.at
by Kontrast.at A charity implemented a massive economic stimulus package for rural Kenya: 10,500 households received $1,000 each. A study examined the effects. The result: the entire…… Read more “Unconditional basic income made the economy in Kenya’s villages boomby Kontrast.at”
Odinga is running his fifth presidential race. Why the outcome means so much for Kenya
Author: David E Kiwuwa Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham Veteran Kenyan politician Raila Odinga is making his fifth stab at the presidency. Tony Karumba/AFP via…… Read more “Odinga is running his fifth presidential race. Why the outcome means so much for Kenya”
The power to save the planet is inside us all – how to get past despair to powerful action on climate change
Author : Thomas S. Bateman Professor Emeritus of Organizational Behavior, University of Virginia Michael E Mann Director, Earth System Science Center, Penn State Our species is in…… Read more “The power to save the planet is inside us all – how to get past despair to powerful action on climate change”