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Alex Kirby – Earth Day 2021: Building back better needs radical change − by us

April 19, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

We’ve got the money, we’ve got the knowhow, but averting the worst of the climate crisis needs radical change − by us. Alex Kirby is a former BBC journalist and environment correspondent Cross-posted from Climate […]

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Alex Kirby – City motorists buy most SUVs

April 7, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 1

Most UK buyers of off-road cars designed for rural use are urban motorists, worsening city congestion and air pollution.
 Alex Kirby is a former BBC journalist and environment correspondent. He now works with universities, charities […]

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Alex Kirby – Big carbon users top global sports sponsors’ league

March 22, 2021 Mathew D. Rose 0

Big Tobacco used to be one of the principal sports sponsors. Now some major climate polluters have replaced it: Big Carbon. Alex Kirby is a former BBC journalist and environment correspondent. He now works with […]

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Alex Kirby – Cities Turn to Freewheeling Public Transport

February 13, 2020 Mathew D. Rose 0

Cities worldwide are making their public transport free to use. As passenger numbers rise, car use falls. What’s not to like? Alex Kirby is a former BBC journalist and environment correspondent. He now works with […]

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Alex Kirby – Tax havens threaten oceans and rainforests

August 14, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Most of the foreign money funding ocean plunder and the felling of the Amazon forest comes through tax havens, researchers say. By Alex Kirby, former BBC journalist and environment correspondent Cross-posted from Climate News Network […]

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Alex Kirby – Inaction on marine pollution faces challenge

April 10, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Marine pollution from ships’ engines is adding significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, and is growing. But global pressure for change is growing too. By Alex Kirby, former BBC journalist and environment correspondent Cross-posted from Climate […]

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Climate News Network – Modest warming will raise Europe’s flood risk

February 1, 2018 Mathew D. Rose 0

Central and western Europe can expect a substantially higher flood risk in the future, even with ambitious cuts in temperature. By Alex Kirby, former BBC journalist and environment correspondent Cross-posted from Climate News Network   […]

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Fractured China: How State Transformation is Shaping China’s Rise by Lee Jones and Shahar Hameiri 

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Book Review by  Chenchao Lian Originally published by E-International Relations How is Chinese foreign policy made? How is it implemented? These are questions that have long occupied China specialists. With the growth of Chinese power […]

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In the Line of Fire by Antony Thomas

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