Born of student disquiet after the 2008 crash, the group says it reshaping economists’ education As the fallout from the 2008 global financial crash reverberated around the world, a group of students at Harvard University in the US walked out of their introductory economics
Scientists find £700m underwater acoustic project, likened to a ‘fish disco’, could save 44 tonnes a year Scientists have found that plans to use a “fish disco” to deter migratory marine life from the nearby Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor could help save 90% of fish from the
UK projects will allow local areas to control and profit from renewable power generation, says energy secretary The UK government is pledging to spend up to £1bn on community-owned green energy schemes in an effort to combat growing scepticism and resistance to renewables and
Release into Helman Tor reserve marks historical first for keystone species hunted to extinction in UK 400 years ago Shivering and rain-drenched at the side of a pond in Cornwall, a huddle of people watched in hushed silence as a beaver took its first tentative steps into its
The disruption and distress caused by record downpours must focus minds on the need for climate preparedness With flood warnings still in place across south-west England and Wales on Monday, followed by another fortnight of wet weather forecasts, the sodden ground across
City faced one of longest periods of subzero cold since 1961, forcing ‘code blue’ and extreme weather warnings Deadly cold tests New York’s ability to protect its homeless communities The death toll related to New York City ’s dangerous and enduring cold has risen to 18,
Thinktank analysis suggests Japan campaigns to prolong the carbon industry in Australia and hinder move to clean energy Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Australian government ministers met
Corteva will discontinue a mixture of Agent Orange and glyphosate, but another of its herbicides will still use Vietnam war-era defoliant The chemical giant Corteva will stop producing Enlist Duo, a herbicide considered to be among the most dangerous still used in the US by
