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Economics & Business Apr 22, 2024

The stock market is (informationally) greater than the sum of its parts

Professional asset managers are assessed based on their ability to outperform the market. In practice, outperformance is most often measured relative to industry benchmarks such as the S&P 500 (for large-cap U.S. equities), ...

Social Sciences Apr 19, 2024

Industry, not government, is getting in the way of a 'just transition' for oil and gas workers, say researchers

What comes to mind when you read the slogan "I love Canadian Oil and Gas"? Energy independence? Royalties for government coffers? Good jobs for Canadian workers?

Plants & Animals Apr 17, 2024

Mountain chickadees have remarkable memories. A new study explains why

Lost your keys? Can't remember where you parked the car? If only you had the memory of a mountain chickadee.

Agriculture Apr 4, 2024

More than 80% of the EU's farming subsidies support emissions-intensive animal products

The vast majority of the EU's agricultural subsidies are supporting meat and dairy farming rather than sustainable plant alternatives. That's the key finding of our new research, published in Nature Food, in which for the ...

Environment Mar 28, 2024

How carbon removal fits into the architecture of EU climate policy

The EU has recently made far-reaching decisions on rapid greenhouse gas emissions reduction. For example, from 2027, like in the energy and industry sectors, it will also cap emissions in the problem sectors of heating and ...

Social Sciences Mar 5, 2024

AI model trained with images can recognize visual indicators of gentrification

Seemingly overnight, a yoga studio replaces a barbershop, a coffee café takes over a small grocery, and a multi-story apartment building looms where older single-family homes once stood.

Environment Mar 1, 2024

World resource extraction could surge 60% by 2060, UN warns

Extraction of Earth's natural resources could surge 60 percent by 2060, imperiling climate goals and economic prosperity, the UN said Friday, calling for dramatic changes in energy, food, transport and housing.

Environment Feb 18, 2024

Economists have proposed a $100 billion-a-year fossil fuel tax: A debate Australia should embrace

Leading Australian economists Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims this week sought to shake up the carbon policy debate in Australia, by proposing a tax on the nation's fossil fuel production. They claim it could raise A$100 billion ...

Environment Feb 5, 2024

EU walks farming minefield with new climate goals

The EU's climate goals for 2040 are set to further dial up the pressure on a farm sector that has yet to get tough on greenhouse gas emissions—but is already up in arms over existing environmental rules.

Economics & Business Jan 15, 2024

World's five richest men doubled their fortunes since 2020: Oxfam

The world's wealthiest five men have more than doubled their fortune since 2020, the charity Oxfam said on Monday, calling on nations to resist the ultra-rich's influence over tax policy.

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