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Germany has been thrust into a constitutional crisis after potential coalition partners pulled out of talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel at the weekend. There is no easy route out of this, writes Dan Hough, and the chancellor herself might end up getting her fingers burnt.
Setting a price per tonne for CO₂ emissions would encourage firms to switch to a low-carbon path for growth. How would this price be calculated? How could it be applied effectively? To answer these questions, The Conversation spoke to global climate change expert Nicholas Stern. His answers help shed light on green finance, a topic that’s expected to dominate the One Planet Summit due to be held in Paris on December 12.
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Daniel Hough, University of Sussex
German chancellor is running out of options to form a viable government.
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Business + Economy
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Mills Soko, University of Cape Town
South Africa's Reserve Bank is facing a growing challenge of illicit financial flows and money laundering from gangs and errant businesses hell-bent on tricking regulators.
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Kevin B Sobel-Read, University of Newcastle; Georgia Monaghan, University of Newcastle
While the fashion industry may want to address worker exploitation in their supply chains, it would open them up to tremendous legal liability. This needs to change.
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Environment + Energy
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Jennifer Gallé, The Conversation
Consistent carbon pricing is a key element in the fight against climate change.
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Jane Ambuko, University of Nairobi
The Food and Agriculture organisation estimates that 30 to 40% of total food production is lost before it reaches the market. The losses in Africa are greater and sustainable strategies are needed.
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Vijay Koul, CSIRO
India's capital New Delhi has been plunged into smog, a year after suffering a similar crisis. Without an end to crop burning, the problems with smog will only continue.
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Health + Medicine
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Suzanne Newcombe, The Open University
A history of Ayurvedic medical concepts is being exhibited at London’s Wellcome Collection.
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Science + Technology
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Marc Norman, Australian National University; Penelope King, Australian National University
No human has been to the moon since 1972. But India, China and Russia would like to change that, and soon.
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