‘We Must Move Past GDP,’ Says UN Chief
Today’s ESG Updates UN Secretary-General's View on Environment: António Guterres has called upon diplomats and policymakers to abandon the pursuit ...
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How Climate Change Will Impact Developing Countries Over the Next Decade
The specter of climate change looms large over the world, posing an imminent threat to socioeconomic stability, particularly in developing ...
‘Lost GDP’: What Is the Economic Cost of Climate Change?
A new study by S&P Global Ratings, "Lost GDP: Potential Impacts Of Physical Climate Risks," warns that if global temperatures ...
Almost a Third of America’s GDP Growth Connected to Climate Change
The climate crisis is costing the US $500 billion annually, an analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) shows. This represents 2% ...
Beyond GDP: Why Afrikan Countries Should Shift to Decolonized Wellbeing Economics
In pursuing economic growth and development, societies have long relied on GDP (Gross Domestic Product) to measure success. However, given ...
This Is How We’ll Know if We’re in Recession
There are fears Australia may be headed for a recession. Some analysts say the chances are around 50-50, although the government ...
Unveiling Debt-Denominated GDP
You’d expect the country with the biggest gross domestic product to be the wealthiest, right? W-w-woe, not so fast. Before ...
Six Myths About the Economy
Free market fundamentalism is failing us ecologically, economically, socially, and politically. Free markets do not clean up oil spills, address climate change, ...
Can an Economy Grow While Carbon Emissions Decrease? Europe Shows How
Through data published by Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, on May 15 the European Union (EU) announced the achievement of ...
Is the UN Leading the World to a Path Beyond Planetary Boundaries?
In 2018, 238 scientists and 100,000 persons endorsed a letter demanding that the European Union and its Member States “plan ...
Climate Change and Economic Growth: Will the New Asia Pacific Economic Engine Go Green?
A report published by Deloitte Economic Institute, “The Turning Point”, has found that climate change inaction would negatively impact economic ...
How Will The Pandemic Impact Positive Peace?
The COVID-19 pandemic will interact with Positive Peace in complex and systemic ways. The pandemic and its subsequent economic crises ...
