*National self-interest stymieing global cooperation, a [poll of powerful people] finds.* * The world has entered a new era marked by zero-sum thinking in which countries seek relative advantage through protectionism, self-interest and rejection of mutually beneficial cooperation…* Zero-sum thinking is more foolish now than ever, as we are all threatened together by global heating […]
Burning wood indoors for cooking is a bad idea because the wood smoke harms people’s health. Projects to hand out wood-burning stoves in poor countries are supported by “carbon offsets” which are fraudulent in the usual way. I’ve heard of projects to give people inexpensive solar-powered cookers. They don’t cause any pollution; the users don’t […]
Teachers tell Panorama that some buildings in urgent need of repair are “not fit for purpose”.