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Canada & UK launch coal phaseout plan
Nature & Environment

Canada & UK launch coal phaseout plan

...analysis of the announcement, CAN-Rac traces the origins of the alliance back to “years of grassroots advocacy by environmental and health groups” in Canada, which encouraged the federal commitment to phase out coal by 2030. Big savings Ontario’s environment minister, Chris Ballard, said his province has saved $4.4 billion per year in avoided health, environmental,...
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Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?
Nature & Environment

Can natural infrastructure help Brazil beat its water crisis?

...analysis tool that helps decision makers compare the potential values of natural infrastructure investments alongside the costs and benefits of traditional infrastructure. WRI and others have tested the assessment in places ranging from the United States to Kenya, finding that natural infrastructure oftentimes offers significant cost savings over or when complemented by...
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History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration
Society, Politics & Law

History offers Britain an important lesson on shutting down immigration

...analysis, we found that blame for the problems and challenges often associated with immigration came to be framed in terms of racialised difference. In the case of Commonwealth migrants, this was framed in terms of skin colour (and accent), whereas for EU migrants, language (and accent) has acted as an ethnic marker. The language barrier has been used to legitimise wider...
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Review: Bisexuality: Identities, Politics and Theories by Surya Monro
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Bisexuality: Identities, Politics and Theories by Surya Monro

...analysis of bisexual practices of care, beyond some anecdotal material […] and texts that include bisexual people in their title but have no bi-specific content’. Monro also highlights how non-normative communities participated in by bisexual people, such as BiCon, paradoxically appear exclusive to middle-class/right-wing/middle-aged bisexual people (ostensibly...
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Explore Moon rocks collected from the first Moon landing
Science, Maths & Technology

Explore Moon rocks collected from the first Moon landing

...analysis and has not been age dated. View the Virtual Microscope of 10063. 10046 - Basaltic regolith breccia [10046 - Basaltic regolith breccia] Sample 10046 is held together by a matrix of glass formed during a large meteorite impact. View the Virtual Microscope of 10046. View more Moon Rocks To explore more Virtual Microscopes of Moon rocks, visit The Apollo Virtual...
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Riding the carousel or partners for life: what makes an effective coach–athlete relationship in tennis?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Riding the carousel or partners for life: what makes an effective coach–athlete relationship in tennis?

...18(7), pp. 412–415. Jowett, S. (2007) ‘Interdependence analysis and the 3 + 1 Cs in the coach–athlete relationship’ in S. Jowett, and D. Lavallee. (eds) Social Psychology in Sport. Leeds: Human Kinetics, pp. 15–28. Jowett, S. (2017) ‘Coaching effectiveness: the coach–athlete relationship at its heart’, Current Opinion in Psychology, 16, pp. 154–158....
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Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change, sovereign debt and the looming debt crisis in the global south

...analysis. Greening fiscal budgets: how can fiscal policies help achieve environmental goals? EU Green Bonds: voluntary standards for bond financing. Transcript. [An infographic on climate and fiscal issues] Further learning materials Beirne, J., Renzhi, N. and Volz, U. (2021) ‘Feeling the heat: Climate risks and the cost of sovereign borrowing’, International Review...
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Collective Creativity
Money & Business

Collective Creativity

...analysis of creative people and creative objects has demonstrated that most scientific and artistic innovations emerge from joint thinking, passionate conversations, and shared struggles amongst different people, emphasising the importance of the social dimension of creativity. Collective creativity calls us to rethink the relationship between creativity and the economy...
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