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In climate emergency, BAU is the road to unmitigated ruin

Posted on May 6, 2020 by John Gibbons

In early May, my first post appeared on The Currency, a business-oriented subscriber-only website launched by journalists Tom Lyons and Ian Kehoe and specialising in in-depth reportage. It’s not where you might typically expect to find a fairly downbeat assessment … Continue reading →

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Survival of the fairest?

Posted on July 4, 2011 by John Gibbons

Greed, in the immortal words of Gordon Gekko from the movie Wall Street, is good. Or, as we were told over and over again in this country during the heady days of the Bubble, we just needed to free our … Continue reading →

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The economics of climate change: discounting the future, ignoring the poor?

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Paddy Morris

Economists looking at climate change face a difficult task, with uncertain climate models, chaotic climate systems and possible catastrophic threshold effects. Often, when looking at the impacts of climate change different mitigation/adaptation options and emission scenarios will be looked at, … Continue reading →

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Time for prosperity without growth

Posted on December 22, 2009 by James Nix

If there’s one book you read this winter make it Tim Jackson’s Prosperity without Growth. We can have a stable climate and leave enough resources for future generations. Or we can continue with the fantasy of perpetual economic growth, with … Continue reading →

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