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Larry Elliott: The planet heats, the world economy cools – the real global recession is ecological

Governments focus on the climate when they have few other economic worries. That can no longer be the case.

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Larry Elliott: We're on a collision course with the planet. But with public support, that can change

Smart, activist states could prove as effective at handling the biodiversity crisis as they have at tackling the pandemic.

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Larry Elliott: The 'black swan' Covid catastrophe shows us just how fragile our world is

It is clear now that there is a big downside to an economic model that pays little heed to sustainability.

Larry Elliott: Climate change will make the next global crash the worst

Larry Elliott: Climate change will make the next global crash the worst

The response to climate change looks similar to the response to the financial crisis: fail to recognise there is a problem until it is too late; panic; then muddle through. That's a sobering prospect.

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