Lusatia is no stranger to industrial change. In the late 1950s, German coal mining was in a crisis. It had become cheaper to import coal rather than buy it domestically and nuclear power plants were becoming more common.
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Addressing the climate crisis, like the coronavirus, has forced us to rethink the ways in which we live and how our neighbourhoods are designed. It has highlighted baked-in inequalities as well as...
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We’re at a historic moment. The Covid-19 crisis could mark a turning point in the direction of the UK’s economy and its efforts to address the climate and nature crisis. The economy is in need of...
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Environmental breakdown is the defining challenge of our time.
This is the final report of a major research programme investigating the implications of the global environmental crisis for politics...
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Anthropocene
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The pandemic has temporarily reset our relationship with nature. Under lockdown, our air is cleaner, and we’ve been able to hear birdsong instead of traffic.
At the same time, we’ve been...
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The north of England has some of the most beautiful natural landscapes in the world. From the soaring heights and serene waters of the Lake District, to the rugged, majestic splendour of the...
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This interim report of the IPPR Environmental Justice Commission finds that to act with the ambition and scale that the climate and nature emergency demands, requires a new approach.
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The aviation industry faces mass bankruptcies due to the coronavirus crisis. If the government decides to proceed with a bailout for the industry, it should heed the lessons of past bailouts. Any...
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Rishi Sunak faces one of the most difficult budgets in living memory. The country faces its lowest economic growth rate in a decade, further exacerbated by the expected disruption caused by the...
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Luke Murphy, Head of the Environmental Justice Commission and Tom Hill, Senior Research Fellow at Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR), reflect on November’s climate change event in South...
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