Impacts Photo by James Giddins on Unsplash Climate crisis could wipe 1% a year off UK economy by 2045, say ministers Damage to the UK’s food production, and to infrastructure, from extreme weather, and the risks of flooding, are all likely to cost more than £1bn a year each.
Solutions Is a four-day work week the secret to saving the planet? Perpetual economic growth is driving climate change and making us miserable. The degrowth movement offers a way out.
Politics www.theguardian.com Carys Roberts: Making GDP the focus of a post-coronavirus economy would be a mistake A new, green economy could create 1m jobs, says Carys Roberts, executive director of the IPPR.
Politics www.theguardian.com Britons want quality of life indicators to take priority over economy Polls finds majority would like ministers to prioritise health and wellbeing over GDP during coronavirus crisis
Greenpeace verdict over pipeline protest defamation could spell problems for environmental activism and speech
Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice
Two years into his term, has Gov. Shapiro kept his promises to regulate Pennsylvania’s fracking industry?
