Climate Change Series

Here's a way to make carbon markets work better

Apr 08, 2016 16:26 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Carbon markets could play a crucial role in delivering promises made at the Paris climate conference. The idea behind carbon markets is simple. A government issues a limited number of permits, which companies can then...

Panama Papers Series

Briferendum Series

David Cameron's Panama nightmare cuts to the core of his image problem – as EU referendum looms

Apr 08, 2016 16:24 pm UTC| Insights & Views

What a long week its been for David Cameron. And as with so many political crises, when this one began, it apparently had little to do with him at all. While the super-rich have long been criticised for creatively...

Grand National: A brief gallop through the history of horse racing

Apr 08, 2016 16:14 pm UTC| Insights & Views Sports

On Saturday April 8, British bookmakers will see one of their busiest days of the year and many people will make their first bet. By the late afternoon, pubs will be overflowing, sweepstakes organised, and at 5.15pm, 40...

Briferendum Series

The Commonwealth is not an alternative to the EU for Britain

Apr 08, 2016 16:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views

A key question in the debate about Britains future in Europe concerns the alternative global economic connections available to the UK. The North American Free Trade Agreement, the European Free Trade Association and...

Climate Change Series

We keep flushing valuable thermal energy down the drain

Apr 08, 2016 09:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Every time you flush your toilet or drain the bath, youre losing something surprisingly valuable: heat. It takes a lot of energy to warm up the water in the first place, and vast amounts of this energy simply disappear...

Oil in Global Economy Series

Offshore drilling: why it makes economic sense to wait

Apr 08, 2016 09:47 am UTC| Insights & Views

From chants of Drill, Baby, Drill to outrage over the BP oil spill, offshore drilling has been highly controversial in recent years. Some view it as a vastly underused revenue source, while others see it as a grave...

Why robots need to be able to say 'No'

Apr 08, 2016 09:44 am UTC| Insights & Views

Should you always do what other people tell you to do? Clearly not. Everyone knows that. So should future robots always obey our commands? At first glance, you might think they should, simply because they are machines and...