As politicians and lobbyists bargain over the way to meet climate change targets, Nick J Fox questions whether ‘green capitalism’ can deliver the goods. After years of platitudes, world leaders at the Glasgow COP26 meeting have rushed to declare the need for urgent action to address anthropogenic climate change. But with greenhouse gas emissions strongly… Continue reading Don’t be fooled by green capitalism’s technological climate fix
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Money, markets and trade caused coronavirus pandemic
In recent weeks, the microscopic bundle of genes and proteins that comprises the Covid-19 coronavirus has been ascribed almost miraculous powers to infect huge and growing numbers of human bodies, writes Nick J Fox. The media coverage of the outbreak has ensured that few are unaware of the respiratory tract symptoms that the infection produces:… Continue reading Money, markets and trade caused coronavirus pandemic