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Nitish Pahwa
3 months ago
"In 1991, a leaked memorandum on trade liberalisation sent by Larry Summers, then chief economist at the World Bank, stated that 'the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that.' "
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Brett Christophers ยท Assume the worst: Where our waste goes
Just as Big Oil has repeatedly failed to deliver on pledges to begin decarbonising, so too the promises of plastics...
https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/n21/brett-christophers/assume-the-worst
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Jason Hickel
3 months ago
I'm excited to announce this new study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, which explores public support for degrowth and ecosocialist transformation. The findings are quite surprising.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Dario Krpan
3 months ago
Once people understand what Degrowth is, the majority support it (74โ84% in the UK and 67โ73% in the US), regardless of the label. See our new research in
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www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Sharon Lerner
about 1 year ago
ICYM this staggering effort by the Forever Lobbying Project. A truly stunning effort ๐
foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
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The Forever Lobbying Project
The Forever Lobbying Project exposes the real cost of PFAS pollution on the environment, science, and politics.
https://foreverpollution.eu/lobbying/
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Oscar Berglund
about 1 year ago
A Conversation piece about our recent report
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theconversation.com/repression-o...
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Repression of climate and environmental protest is intensifying across the world
Our new research identifies four ways these protests are being criminalised and repressed.
https://theconversation.com/repression-of-climate-and-environmental-protest-is-intensifying-across-the-world-246379
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reposted by
Jim Kane
over 1 year ago
In what will be a surprise to few people here -- not least
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-- JPMorgan says 'no' to energy transition financing (that's not profitable enough)
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JPMorgan Offers a Nuanced 'No' on Transition Financing
JPMorgan Chase & Co. isn't rejecting the idea of financing for alternatives to carbon-based energy, Bloomberg's Alastair Marsh reports. But the bank is focused on backing winners, and it's skipping th...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-12-02/jpmorgan-offers-a-nuanced-no-on-transition-financing-video
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Tom Mills
almost 2 years ago
I've always been interested in whether & how different 'fractions of capital' might be represented by different politicians, parties & policies. This report I worked on, published by Autonomy today, investigates this empirically using UK donations data.
autonomy.work/portfolio/po...
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