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Breaking the bamboo ceiling
Research found that ethnic East Asians are less likely than ethnic South Asians to attain leadership roles in Western organizations.
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Central banks must reduce their balance sheets more aggressively
"Central banks … should not hesitate to reduce their balance sheets during recoveries — especially when inflation is high.”
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'Net zero' pledges can amount to greenwashing. This is the better way to reduce deadly carbon emissions
"To truly cut emissions, offsets must be AVID+: Additional, Verifiable, Immediate, Durable — and help meet other societal goals (the 'plus')."
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Now you can rent a robot worker–for less than paying a human
Daron Acemoglu ... suggests that the adoption of robots from 1990 to 2020 resulted in fewer jobs and lower wages overall.
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These are the top 5 reasons people are quitting during the Great Resignation, according to a massive new analysis (hint: none of them is pay)
"A toxic corporate culture is by far the strongest predictor of industry-adjusted attrition ..."
National Geographic | November 11, 2021
Europe burns a controversial ‘renewable’ energy source
As world leaders pledge more action on climate change, one so-called solution—burning trees for electricity—could undermine progress.
Wired | November 10, 2021
How 'Green' Are Wood Pellets as a Fuel Source?
Europe is betting big on wood to replace coal, but the industry is taking heat for stoking carbon emissions and air pollution.
SkyNews | October 8, 2021
Drax's renewable energy plant is UK's biggest CO2 emitter
Drax received more than £800m in subsidies last year for burning woody biomass at its Selby plant, but the UK's classing of biomass as renewable is contentious.
EnergyVoice | January 16, 2018
Replacing wood burning energy for coal will worsen climate, claim MIT
Researchers from MIT Sloan School of Management have found that wood pellets burned in European and UK power plants actually emit more CO2 per kilowatt hour than that generated by coal.
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Economists predict complete 'taper' of Fed bond buying by end of March
"The combination of the high inflation rate and the tight labour market suggests that there is no need for strongly expansionary Fed policies."