Essay: Calculating the costs of the Afghanistan War in lives, dollars and years
Following the completion of the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, NETA CRAWFORD, co-director of the Costs of War Project, reflects – in an article published on The Conversation – on 7,268 days of American involvement in the conflict…
Dirty secret: Half of world lacks clean cooking, at a huge cost
MEGAN ROWLING, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how a failure to provide access to clean, safe and affordable ways of cooking is costing the global economy trillions a year…
Each day, fossil fuel air pollution costs $US8 billion, study says
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Global air pollution from burning fossil fuels costs $US8 billion each day, more than three per cent of the value of goods and services produced daily, as people fall sick, miss work and need medical care, according to a report published on Wednesday. Burning fossil fuels, primarily coal, oil […]
DISASTER RESPONSE: BURNED BY WILDFIRE LOSSES, INSURANCE INDUSTRY RETHINKS RISKS
LAURIE GOERING, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how insurance companies are looking to the future in the face of rising economic costs from disasters…
Boon, not burden: more support for ex-slaves seen boosting UK economy
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Giving more support to survivors of modern slavery and allowing them to remain in Britain for a year could boost the economy by millions of pounds, university researchers said last week. The financial benefits of providing 12 months of assistance – including housing, healthcare and legal aid – to people who are […]