Will Russia's invasion of Ukraine reverse globalization?

Youth-inspired protests rock strategically located Sri Lanka

by Feizal Samath | 26 Apr 2022 | Asia, China, Economy

Fed up with corruption and shortages of food and fuel, protesters are calling on Sri Lanka's rulers to resign as the South Asian nation nears bankruptcy. Protesters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 20 April 2022 (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Dogged by corruption, economic...

Decoder: What happens if you buy a carbon credit?

by Monica Kidd | 22 Apr 2022 | Climate change, Decoders, Economy, Environment, Eyewitness, University of Toronto Journalism Fellows

I am interested in carbon credits — permits that offset greenhouse emissions. So I bought a tonne of carbon. Here's what I learned. (Photo courtesy of Cory Willis of Willis Farms, Inc. in Tennessee, United States) Anyone with a credit card and the inclination...

Decoder: Love of economic growth can hinder climate action

by Jeremy Lovell | 28 Mar 2022 | Climate change, Decoders, Economy, Environment

Efforts to combat global warming can clash with our addiction to economic growth. Even the global benchmark of success, GDP, is flawed. (Photo courtesy of the Bennett Institute of Public Policy/@kazuend) Mixed and often contradictory messages are turning the task of...