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Austria's political experiment

The new Austrian government coalition aims to combine right-wing populism and green politics. Can that really work?

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'The effects balance each other out'

It's entirely possible to protect the environment and create employment opportunities. A scenario for the German economy

By Markus Hoch and Almut Kirchner

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The growing threat of water wars

Less than 3 per cent of all our water is fresh. With global warming, this already leads to tensions in and between countries

By Jayati Ghosh

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Europe’s Green Deal is turning red

The European Green Deal does not just aim at combating the climate crisis. It’s also an opportunity for social change

By Delara Burkhardt

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The revolution falters over Amulsar gold

The contentious issue of gold mining in Armenia presents the Pashinyan government with a difficult dilemma

By Alla Manvelyan

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Debt jubilees in the time of climate breakdown

When disaster hits, already impoverished countries find themselves in debt traps. Only a global mechanism can prevent this

By Jürgen Kaiser

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China's institutional shake-up

To reconcile rapid economic growth and climate change mitigation, China wants to mainstream environmental protection

By Junjie Zhang

The climate crisis cannot be solved by capitalism

To fulfil the Paris Agreement, Germany’s climate policies need to look beyond market-based strategies

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System change, not climate change

A Green New Deal requires nothing less than bringing the globalised financial system under the authority of nation states

By Ann Pettifor

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Managing the next Gold Rush

The seafloor is rich in minerals, but barely understood. We need to be careful not to trigger an environmental catastrophe

By Sharon E. Burke