What does the UK’s net zero plan entail? The UK’s Net-Zero Plan aims to reduce harmful emissions and decarbonise all sectors of the UK economy to achieve net zero by 2050. The policies and proposals outlined in the Strategy include: Ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030. Grants to […]
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Environment, Government, Strategy
The History of Whaling and whaling laws An estimated 2.9 million whales were killed during the twentieth century, obliterating global whale populations (EIA, 2018). Japan is one of the largest contributors to this. They have fiercely protected their right to whaling, despite global outcry (Catalinac and Chan, 2005). The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has been
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Environment, Government, Strategy, Sustainability
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing, reflects a wide range of underlying concerns for investors. Certain beliefs, such as ethical ones, inform people’s judgment about investment decisions.
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Business, Environment, Government, Society, Strategy, Sustainability
Global economic inequality is the outcome of different historical events. Colonialism is one of the most influential legacies that leaves an indelible mark on societies worldwide. Many countries have political and economic inequalities traced back to the colonial era. So, how have colonial legacies contributed to the political and economic inequalities of the postcolonial era?
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Government, Human Rights, Society
The Thresholds of Transformation report was released by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) in July 2022. This report presents the results of a pilot test project on a set of Sustainable Development Performance Indicators (SDPIs) developed by UNRISD. The SDPIs are novel indicators that assess sustainability impacts by comparing them to
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Business, Government, Innovation, Sustainability, Technology, THRIVE News
Women in Afghanistan are being denied the right to education. When the Taliban resumed power in August 2021, they immediately closed girls’ schools. In the past with the Taliban in power, women did not have access to education, employment, or other basic human rights. The ruling history of the Taliban in the past, makes it
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Government, Society
Myanmar’s poverty situation is dire at present. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) estimates that Myanmar’s economy has been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and later the political turmoil which took place after the military seized power in 2021. By early next year, half of Myanmar’s population will live in poverty conditions, roughly double
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Government, Society, Sustainability
The basis of the safeguarding of human rights in developed countries has its roots in the same philosophies that underpin democracy itself. The frameworks of legislative, executive, and judicial power are based upon the ideals embedded in these philosophies, as are the systems that ensure individual protection and institutional integrity. Concepts such as ‘Habeas Corpus’
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Government, Media, Society
Decolonisation and human rights are inextricably linked. Colonial powers have often imposed systems of power and oppression through force or coercion. Decolonisation is the process of dismantling these systems. This process is essential for advancing and safeguarding human rights in colonised and postcolonial territories. Human rights have served as empowering tools during the decolonisation process.
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Government, Lifestyle, Society
What does the term ‘social exclusion’ really mean? How does it reflect the level of poverty in a society? Some researchers see a direct connection between the two concepts. Many also suggest that poverty falls under the social exclusion ‘umbrella’. In fact, the concept of social exclusion originates from France in the 1970s. Here, the
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Environment, Government, Society, Sustainability
