Commercial mining of the deep sea could begin soon. But these metals and minerals are not scarce. Mining will be harmful and the economic benefits are overstated.
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Labor’s whopping majority doesn’t mean environmental reform will be any easier. When economy and environment clash, the economy usually wins.
Political polarization is at an all-time high. Students part of this University of San Diego Kroc School of Peace Studies course examine up close the country’s divides during their journey.
Ghana has spent over 60 years trying to build an aluminium industry.
Like Australia, Chile is facing mounting environmental pressures, such as an escalating water crisis. If the constitution is approved in September it’ll deliver profound changes to the country.
For over 40 years, a coal mine on the outskirts of the Blue Mountains World Heritage area dumped poorly treated wastewater into the Wollangambe River. Finally, it’s on the road to recovery.
Until there are global standards for authentic corporate social responsibility efforts, we will continue to see local impoverishment, hazardous waste and tragic labour accidents in the Global South.
Laws on boycotts already exist, but their aim was never to target consumer groups.
Manufacturing minerals is an expanding field of study. Making more of them could help alleviate various pressures faced by our growing population. But how are they made, and where can they be used?
What happens when the gap between a company and its umbrella group gets too wide? We’re about to find out.
Rather than lifting investment, Australian businesses have chosen to return cash to shareholders in the form of record dividends and share buybacks.
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PhD Student in Resource and Labour Economics, James Cook University
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Former Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor, Finance, The University of Western Australia
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Honorary Research Fellow in Mining and Society, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne