Degrowth isn't the same as a recession – it's an alternative to growing the economy forever

Not only is degrowth is not the same as negative GDP growth, it is actually better for the planet.

Katharina Richter, Lecturer in Climate, Politics and Society, University of Bristol • conversation
May 23, 2023 • ~8 min

Fed rate hikes, recession fears and political backlash leave ESG investors at a crossroads

Three forces are pulling down ESG’s once-rapid rise in the investment world.

Sehoon Kim, Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Florida • conversation
May 3, 2023 • ~8 min

Japan's ivory market is no longer a threat to elephant populations – here's why

Japan was one of the world’s largest ivory markets – research explains why the country is no longer a key destination for the product.

Takahiro Kubo, Senior Researcher in National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) & Visiting Researcher in ICCS, University of Oxford • conversation
Nov. 18, 2022 • ~7 min

The next big financial crisis could be triggered by climate change – but central banks can prevent it

It isn't just the effects of climate change that could destabilize the financial system, it's also fossil fuel assets losing value. The good news is that central banks can fix it.

Stefano Carattini, Assistant Professor in Economics, Georgia State University • conversation
July 19, 2021 • ~9 min

Five cost-effective ways to reduce your carbon footprint at home

As the UK heads into a recession, here are some simple - and cheap - tips to reduce utility bills and make less of an impact on the planet.

Stephen McCarthy, Lecturer and researcher in the Department of Business Information Systems, University College Cork • conversation
Sept. 10, 2020 • ~7 min

Is the COVID-19 pandemic cure really worse than the disease? Here's what our research found

Putting a dollar value on human lives to compare the costs and benefits of stay-at-home orders can have unintended consequences. These researchers found a different way.

Olga Yakusheva, Associate Professor in Nursing and Public Health, University of Michigan • conversation
July 7, 2020 • ~6 min

COVID-19 will slow the global shift to renewable energy, but can't stop it

The US is gradually shifting to lower-carbon energy sources, but the COVID-19 pandemic, an oil price crash and a likely recession are big speed bumps.

Peter Fox-Penner, Director, Institute for Sustainable Energy, and Professor of Practice, Questrom School of Business, Boston University • conversation
March 31, 2020 • ~8 min

We are entering a recession – but what did we learn from the last one?

While the Great Depression reduced inequality and closed the racial wealth gap, the Great Recession of 2009 did the opposite.

Megan Neely, Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University • conversation
March 20, 2020 • ~6 min

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