Kategorie: Economics
Accountability Economics news Solutions
Under pressure from activist investors, big brands agree to report and reduce plastics use
Shareholder advocacy groups have already won plastics-related concessions from companies including Disney, Hormel, and Choice Hotels. Quelle: https://grist.org/accountability/under-pressure-from-activist-investors-big-brands-agree-to-report-and-reduce-plastics-use/...
Accountability Economics Solutions
Climate Economics news
How to ‘decouple’ emissions from economic growth? These economists say you can’t.
At least, not fast enough to reach international climate targets. Quelle: https://grist.org/economics/how-to-decouple-emissions-from-economic-growth-these-economists-say-you-cant/...
Climate Economics
Agriculture Economics International news
Who’s behind the destruction of Brazil’s Cerrado?
Some of the world's largest pension funds bet big on Brazilian farmland. Communities, and the climate, are paying the price.…
Agriculture Economics International
Economics Energy news Politics
Washington’s key climate law is under attack. Big Oil wants it to survive.
How did a cap-and-trade program considered the "gold standard" gain the support of oil companies? Quelle: https://grist.org/politics/washington-cap-and-invest-law-repeal-oil-companies/...
Economics Energy Politics
Economics Extreme Weather news Regulation
Atmospheric rivers are battering California. Why don’t residents have flood insurance?
High costs, “disaster fatigue,” and regulatory gaps are all preventing Californians from getting the protection they need. Quelle: https://grist.org/extreme-weather/atmospheric-rivers-california-flood-insurance/...
Economics Extreme Weather Regulation
Climate & Energy Economics Indigenous Affairs news
Campus divestment activists eye fossil fuel profits on stolen land
Grist investigation reveals 14 land-grant universities making millions off Indigenous land. Quelle: https://grist.org/climate-energy/campus-divestment-activists-eye-fossil-fuel-profits-on-stolen-land/...
Climate & Energy Economics Indigenous Affairs
Economics Energy news Politics
The unlikely coalition behind Biden’s liquefied natural gas pivot
Climate activists led the charge against LNG exports, but they’re not the only ones celebrating Biden’s pause. Quelle: https://grist.org/energy/biden-liquefied-natural-gas-pause-coalition/...
Economics Energy Politics
Accountability Economics Indigenous Affairs news
Top 5 takeaways of our investigation into state trust lands
A Grist investigation reveals how 14 public universities continue to benefit from extractive industries on stolen Indigenous land. Quelle: https://grist.org/indigenous/top-5-takeaways-investigation-state-trust-lands-universities/...
Accountability Economics Indigenous Affairs
Culture Economics news Solutions
Slow down, do less: A Q&A with the author who introduced ‘degrowth’ to a mass audience
Kohei Saito talks four-day workweeks, private jet bans, and what we gain from reducing consumption. Quelle: https://grist.org/economics/slow-down-do-less-a-qa-with-the-author-who-introduced-degrowth-to-a-mass-audience/...
Culture Economics Solutions