At the heart of any serious just transition programme for North Africa should be the goal of achieving autonomy, ending dependency, reducing poverty, and mitigating the effects of climate change and environmental degradation.
Economics
Simon Wren-Lewis: Voting Labour isn’t going to turn the UK into Venezuela
Wren-Lewis explains why the policies of Britian’s labour Party are not lunacy, but sound economics – for some policies of which he carries a share of responsibilty. Read here
Climate Crisis
CNN: Portugal’s power production goes coal-free long before deadline
Portugal has gone entirely coal-free, 9 years ahead of the country’s initial deadline to phase out coal, the planet’s most polluting fossil fuel. Read here Wikimedia Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 Internationa
EU politics
Spain in English: Puigdemont and Comín acquire provisional MEP accreditation
If anyone wants proof of the anti-democratic credentials of the EU, it has been their denying three elected Catalan politicians from assuming office. Read here
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