The forest whisperer Suzanne Simard: Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk should pay up
The scientist who unearthed the “wood wide web” calls on governments and green billionaires to meet the climate challenge
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Boycotting Russia’s oligarch-run timber trade would deliver an overdue rebuke
Vladimir Putin’s aggression in Ukraine should bring renewed focus to the depletion of global forests, not provide an excuse to…
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Our addiction to oil has paid for Putin’s war
High oil prices and the West’s failure to diversify its energy mix have bankrolled a tyrannical regime.
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The war in Ukraine will deepen the UK’s cost-of-living crisis
Gas, petrol and food prices will squeeze households even further after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Russian stocks plummet as troops enter Ukraine
The benchmark MOEX Russia Index fell by 45 per cent this morning.
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The age of plutocracy
In an exclusive extract from her new book, the New Statesman columnist explains how Western democracies were captured by the…
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How the UK’s “golden visa” system has favoured Russian and Chinese investors
More than half of all “golden visas” have been awarded to applicants from Russia and China since 2008.
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Cross-border Irish trade has surged as British exports plummet
UK exports to Ireland have fallen by 13 per cent while those from Northern Ireland have surged by 65 per…
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