The planned aviation emissions rules will just delay the heavy lifting until later

Feb 11, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Insights & Views

There appeared to be some rare good news this week for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft. At a meeting in Montreal, the environment committee of the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization...

Poor rural schools reveal the rewards of getting ‘the basics’ right

Feb 11, 2016 07:38 am UTC| Insights & Views

There are a number of fundamentals that ought to be in place for children to learn. These include caring school environments, well trained teachers and engaged communities. But too often, its these fundamentals which...

How Africa can up its game to meet environmental challenges

Feb 11, 2016 07:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Africa has enormous natural resource wealth. At the same time it is extremely vulnerable to the impact of environmental degradation, including climate change. These are two good reasons, one might assume, for prioritising...

Many low-income students use only their phone to get online. What are they missing?

Feb 11, 2016 07:03 am UTC| Insights & Views

For many of us, access to the Internet through a variety of means is a given. I can access the Internet through two laptops, a tablet, a smartphone and even both of my game systems, from the comfort of my living...

Dry is the new normal: Southwest U.S. has gotten drier and more prone to droughts

Feb 11, 2016 07:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

A few large weather systems make all the difference between a wet and a dry year in the Southwest. Coming during the winter and spring, they account for the bulk of the rain and snow the regions receives. My colleagues...

How much euro appreciation will the ECB tolerate?

Feb 10, 2016 10:18 am UTC| Insights & Views

The Euro is trading around its strongest level since late October, this despite the ECBs easing measures at the December meeting. ECB President Mario Draghi may blame himself for the reaction of the EUR exchange rates. The...

Supply glut and global slowdown hamper commodity currencies - AUD, BRL, CAD & NZD among the major susceptible crosses

Feb 10, 2016 07:52 am UTC| Insights & Views

The pressure remians during 2016 amongcommodity drivencurrencies - iron ore for AUD and BRL, copper for CLP, dairy for NZD - supply growth in 2016 will be below the peak rates of the past few years but still too strong to...