I have this morning published the latest note in my series that will make up the Taxing Wealth Report 2024. This latest note refers to a
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100km of cable a day
As The Guardian notes this morning: From next year, engineers will need to roll out more than 100km (62 miles) of electric cabling every day
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Both the Tories and Labour think keeping markets happy much more important than the impending climate disaster
This is from the Guardian this morning: World leaders must “stop dawdling and start doing” on carbon emission cuts, as rapidly rising temperatures this year
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Jeremy Hunt might be putting the worst possible ISA reform forward in the budget. There are alternatives.
According to the FT this morning: UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is being urged to summon his inner Kitchener at the Autumn Statement this week, reforming
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Turning up the HEAT
Part of the work my Finance for the Future colleague, Colin Hines, has been doing on our joint project on ways to pay for the
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Neoliberal capital markets value dollars now much more than they value lives, including those of many now alive
As the Guardian notes this morning: The world is set to have been hotter in 2023 than in any other year on record, scientists have
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Question of the day: Will the public ever accept that serious changes in behaviour are required if we are to manage climate change?
Right now, it is quite hard to recall that the biggest crisis facing humanity arises as a result of climate change. Discussion of the issue
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The case for investment is overwhelming
As Guardian (amongst others) notes this morning: The UK’s infrastructure needs a big cash injection, with public transport, home heating and water networks all in
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Rosebank is not about oil as far as politicians are concerned: it is about their fear of inflation and their lust for power
During my absence from blogging yesterday the government approved the Rosebank oilfield. Let the stress, this does not mean that this oilfield will now progress.
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