
Tough times ahead for the global economy, say experts
A group of chief economists expect high inflation, greater food insecurity and lower wages to persist in 2022.
A group of chief economists expect high inflation, greater food insecurity and lower wages to persist in 2022.
Every year, more than a billion people sweat their way through India and Pakistan’s gruelling summer heatwaves. These usually begin towards the end of May, but this year the heat arrived ...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made the global energy crisis even worse. Demand for oil had already begun to shoot up after the world’s major economies began to recover from the COVID-1...
Global food commodity prices went down slightly in April following an all-time high the month before, according to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The drop was led by a sl...
The race for the world’s economies to reach net-zero is on – but achieving carbon neutrality in the coming decades is obviously going to be easier said than done.
With transportation producing around a fifth of global carbon dioxide emissions, the race is on to find ways of reducing these in order to meet net-zero targets.
With governments around the world pledging to reach net-zero emission targets in the decades to come, the race is on to substantially increase renewable energy capacity.
We’re often told that diseases don’t discriminate, but in the case of COVID-19, that has not been the case. Not only did the pandemic itself cause huge hardship and disruption, but accord...
Many cities in the US enjoy an abundance of sunshine all year round, and according to a new report they are taking advantage of that.