Many people continue to use cars and motorcycles even though they know that they are bad for the environment. Why is this the case? What can be done to reduce the use of these vehicles? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. ...
AsWilliam Blum, a writer on U.S. foreign policy, pointed out in his book America's Deadliest Export: Democracy,"Washington's ambition for world domination is driven not by the cause of a deeper democracy or freedom, a more just world, ending poverty or violence, or a more liveable planet...
Be under no illusion the challenges of the twenty-first century are immense. We need to deal with: climate change, environmental destruction, global poverty and ensure everyone's security.We have the technology. We have the resources. We have the money. We have the scientists, the ...
Migrant: Economic migrants leave their countries seeking work opportunities. Often they face poverty and a lack of resources in their home country. The journeys migrants face are dangerous and sometimes deadly. In 2023,over 8,500 migrants dieden route to a better opportunity. What can volunteers ...
Using data from the EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions Survey, this paper provides a fresh insight into the analysis of multidimensional poverty in the United Kingdom. One of the distinctive feature of the study is the use of polychoric factor loadings to estimate dimensional weights ...
There is good reason to be interested in how older people in ageing societies organise their winter warmth. Winter mortality rates are highest amongst this group. Several initiatives have accordingly sought to alleviate the fuel poverty some older people experience at this time. Yet many older peopl...
Linkages between Government Spending, Growth, and Poverty in Rural India "This research report on India addresses an important policy issue faced by policy-makers in many developing countries: how to allocate public funds more e... S Fan,PBR Hazell,S Thorat - 《Research Reports》...
Energy secretary Ed Miliband says the price cap increase is "worrying news" for many families in the UK. He says the government is "determined to do everything we can to protect people from the grip of fossil fuel markets". "Expanding the Warm Home Discount...
In the Garden Suppliers sector, a top rating is awarded to companies that are 100% peat free. If a company has set a target to become peat-free before the UK government ban in 2030, they receive a middle rating. Toxic Chemicals Policy ...
Poverty is expensive.People who are at risk of overdraft in their bank accounts are less likely to use direct debit schemes to pay for utilities and services, and more likely to choose pay-as-you-go schemes, for which they pay a premium. More than a few of the ...