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Environmental Economics: Five Fresh Links
13th January 2011
Here are five links to stories and issues connected to environmental economics - we are embarking on a study of this for our A2 microeconomics
1/ Recognising the economic benefits of nature in 2011 (BBC news) - focusing on the background to the REDD programme - “reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation programme”
2/ Hugh’s fish fight takes Tesco to task (Guardian) - reflecting on Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s new Fish Fight campaign
3/ Rise in flood risk could make one million homes uninsurable (Independent) - our focus is on the terrible floods in Australia, but for hundreds of thousands of people in the UK, flood risks are rising too - insurance costs are set to soar and many may find a missing market in insurance
4/ ‘One poor harvest away from chaos’ (Telegraph) - a look at some of the implications of soaring global food prices
5/ No panaceas for problems plaguing common property resources, says Nobel laureate (The Hindu) - report from a talk given by Nobel prize winner Elinor Ostrom
Geoff Riley
Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for over thirty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD conferences in the UK and overseas.