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Understanding the mindset of green growth
Oped, Published on 10/10/2023
» Everyone needs a foil, and for many who are focused on climate and sustainability, economic growth -- capitalism -- is a convenient target. This is understandable. Economic expansion is the quintessential capitalist imperative, but infinite material growth on a finite planet is physically impossible. Hence the rise of "degrowth", "agrowth", "post-growth", and other concepts that have emerged to underpin seemingly sophisticated criticisms of the "standard" economic model.
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New Khmer chapter opens
News, Editorial, Published on 02/10/2023
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's recent visit to Cambodia marks a significant step in strengthening bilateral ties between the two countries -- a relationship historically characterised with border conflicts and armed disputes.
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Time isn't on Guyana's side for oil income
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 21/09/2023
» Guyana is not a "hellhole country" of the sort Donald Trump complained about when he said he wanted immigrants to come to the US from white places like Norway instead, but it did used to be poor, tropical and largely populated by people of colour.
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Germany marks 50 years of UN membership
Oped, Published on 23/09/2023
» Fifty years ago, on 18 Sept 1973, by New York's East River, two German states joined the United Nations. This event was the result of a brief General Assembly resolution -- however, it was anything but routine business in the world of diplomacy.
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Brand audits and coastal cleanups
Oped, Published on 20/09/2023
» One cannot ignore the amount of plastic pollution these days. It's quite common to find single-use plastic waste lying around once it has served its purpose. It is anywhere and everywhere.
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Key to sustainable food systems
Oped, Published on 14/09/2023
» The fabric of our global food system is fraying under the strain of climate change and an ever-expanding population.
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Fight for the right to clean environment
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 11/09/2023
» A year ago, the international community was heartened by the UN General Assembly's proclamation of the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment as a human right to be enjoyed by all, universally. In essence, what does the right mean?
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It's not easy getting a decent mug shot
Roger Crutchley, Published on 03/09/2023
» There has been some debate in recent weeks concerning mug shots as a result of a high-profile legal case in the United States which readers will be relieved to learn I am not writing about. Suffice to say there is an entertaining variety of expressions in the mug shots, ranging from deep defiance from a certain gentleman, to bemusement from others, while one of them looks like they've just realised they left the kettle on at home.
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Time to close the clean-tech gap
News, Published on 04/09/2023
» In the debate about how to curb global warming, climate action is often confused for climate justice. Many European countries (including the United Kingdom) have taken to self-flagellation, atoning for their long history of burning fossil fuels by attempting to decarbonise their domestic economies as quickly as possible, no matter the cost.
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All deities equal
Oped, Postbag, Published on 01/09/2023
» Re: "Dealing with deities" (PostBag, Aug 31) and "Demon or deity?", (PostBag, Aug 29).
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