UK citizens’ assembly wants “fair” path to 2050 net-zero emissions goal
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Taxes on frequent fliers, more wind and solar power, and better protection for nature should be key policies in Britain’s push to meet its promise to cut emissions to net zero by 2050, a citizens’ assembly advised the country’s lawmakers last week. But its final recommendations in a report to parliament […]
UN report suggests temporary basic income to help world’s poorest amid pandemic
New York City, USReuters A temporary basic income for the world’s poorest 2.7 billion people in 132 developing countries could help slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing them to stay home, according to a UN Development Programme report released on Thursday. The report suggests three options – top-ups on existing average incomes, lump-sum […]
More nature, more jobs? Green investment seen as driver of coronavirus recovery
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation In recent decades, Costa Rica has doubled its forest cover while tripling the size of its economy – an example of how better protecting nature can create jobs rather than curb them, the Central American country’s environment minister said Wednesday. “Restoring nature is not a burden to economic development,” said Carlos […]
Church bodies call on G20 to ensure a “just and sustainable” recovery after COVID
Four global church bodies have written to G20 leaders calling for them to ensure a “truly just and sustainable recovery” in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Sent on 13th July, the letter – which is signed by the heads of the World Council of Churches, World Communion of Reformed Churches, Lutheran World Federation and […]