‘Skimpflation’: how the Strait of Hormuz is linked to your lasagne – and other everyday goods
Cost pressures can drive down quality.
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The plastic recycling system is broken – here’s how we can fix it
The problem of increasing plastic waste has been exacerbated by the pandemic, requiring better regulation and monitoring to solve.
Gilets jaunes: why the French working poor are demanding Emmanuel Macron’s resignation
Who are the ‘gilets jaunes’, what do they want and how has France’s political establishment responded to their populist challenge?
Ukraine war: what history tells us about the effectiveness of sanctions
Warring countries have ben imposing sanctions on their enemies for hundreds of years. They have met with mixed success.
Could a levy on air and shipping fuel sink emissions?
The IMF wants a levy on ship and plane fuel, but that won’t magically create low-carbon alternatives.
The secret economic slowdown behind Putin’s strategy for Russia
If you want to understand the sometimes confounding moves played by Russian premier Vladimir Putin, then you could do worse than look at the accounts. On the face of it the country has seen 14 years of…
Threat of economic ruin could save battle‑scarred Ukraine
In the year since the conflict in Eastern Ukraine began, more than 4,000 lives have been lost. Fighting continues despite the ceasefire agreement signed in September 2014 and the major powers involved…
Five essential commodities that will be hit by war in Ukraine
Everything from food to metals are facing major upheaval.
Can we save the algae biofuel industry?
The economics of making biofuels from algae no longer add up, but a lesson from the oil industry could make them viable.
Fossil fuel subsidies need to go – but what about the poorer people who rely on cheap energy?
Reforms to fossil fuel subsidies must be combined with effective anti-poverty policies.
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