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Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate
Nature & Environment

Managing our personal financial risks from the changed climate

...Sustainability reporting has been trialed for decades and attempts to design frameworks to enhance the reliability and comparability of the information have spawned an alphabet soup of acronyms. Do we need another attempt? The answer is yes. TCFD requires a new perspective. Earlier frameworks have asked organisations to report how their activities impact the environment...
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The psychological impacts of climate change
Nature & Environment

The psychological impacts of climate change

...sustainable. What is needed now is collective, courageous action to drive things much further. What we can do It’s clear what must be done to achieve COP26’s lofty goals: stop extracting and burning fossil fuels right now, protect and restore forests and natural habitats, and give developing countries substantial financial support to go green. Sometimes this is called...
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The 2018 Spring Statement: A first reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The 2018 Spring Statement: A first reaction

...sustained output growth. With data on the aggregate number of hours worked seemingly reaching a plateau, this has led to a long awaited improvement in productivity. Whether this can be sustained, given the UK’s very poor recent record, remains to be seen. All of this has partially offset the adverse effect of the uncertainty surrounding the Brexit process. Only...
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COVID Chronicles from the Margins
Society, Politics & Law

COVID Chronicles from the Margins

...sustaining personal and collective resilience under lockdown. Creative expression defines a sense of self, anchors the individual in the moment, strengthens existing communities and forges new ones. [A drawing of a woman in a sketchbook] Portrait of my mother: living under lockdown (Copyright - Amir Jafari) While under lockdown, Amir, a 16 year old-refugee boy drew his...
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How do microplastics make their way into our food?
Nature & Environment

How do microplastics make their way into our food?

...sustainable and responsible practices which protect the integrity of our soils and ecosystems, ensuring a healthier future for all. What can be done to protect agricultural soil from microplastics? There are several ways in which we can protect agricultural soil from microplastics. One method is to reduce the use of plastic in agriculture. This includes reducing the use...
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The psychology of conspiracy theories
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of conspiracy theories

...sustained. A theory of conspiracy theories Where does this leave the psychology of conspiracy theories? Clearly, looking for stable psychological characteristics or cognitive biases that differentiate believers from sceptics may not be the most productive avenue for research to pursue. Instead, the focus should be turned to the study of conspiracy theories as a social and...
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Why friendships are vital to your wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why friendships are vital to your wellbeing

...sustaining it. So there are many positive impacts of a good social relationship. However, some people with mental health problems have experienced a loss of social connections or deterioration in the quality of their relationships. People who have experienced mental health problems are more likely to report feeling of loneliness than those who haven’t. So what can be...
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Five ways in which COVID-19 has impacted on progress in global health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways in which COVID-19 has impacted on progress in global health

...Sustainable Development Goal 3 'health for all' targets after five years of progress? Dr Aravinda Meera Guntupalli explores...The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in nearly two million people dying and tens of millions infected worldwide. This pandemic impacts global health not only via direct infection for millions but also through various other indirect ways. For...
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