The $4trn-a-year price tag to save the planet
The cost of not dealing with carbon emissions has been spelt out in the IEA's annual report. (Photo by Sefa…
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Ben van der Merwe
Ben van der Merwe is a data journalist at GlobalData Media, specialising in FDI. He joined from the Reach Data Unit, where he was a fellow of the Google News Initiative. His investigative journalism has previously appeared in the Observer, VICE,Private Eye and New Statesman.
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Weekly data: Investors warned to brace for disorderly energy transition
[caption id="attachment_37158" align="alignnone" width="658"] Many countries around the world are still heavily reliant on fossil fuels, meaning the energy transition…
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Weekly data: Investors warned to brace for disorderly energy transition
[caption id="attachment_37158" align="alignnone" width="658"] Many countries around the world are still heavily reliant on fossil fuels, meaning the energy transition…
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Russia’s energy blackmail of Europe has begun
Germany has taken emergency measures to secure its gas supplies as Europe’s stand-off with Vladimir Putin over energy intensifies. In…
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Europe’s energy crisis: What next?
As temperatures begin to plummet across Europe, the continent is facing a severe shortfall in energy supplies. Fuel prices have…
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Weekly data: War in Ukraine will leave commodity prices high for years to come
The war in Ukraine has led to the largest commodity price shock since the 1973 oil crisis, according to a…
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Weekly data: The UK is heading for a winter of discontent
The UK is in a bad state. Figures announced on 12 August show that the economy contracted by 0.1% between…
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Weekly data: Could interest rate hikes cause a global recession?
In central banks and finance ministries around the world, policymakers are walking a tightrope. The threat of an impending global…
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Weekly data: The global crisis has strengthened the US dollar
Amid a multifaceted global crisis of generational proportions, money is flooding into US markets. The result has been an ever-strengthening…
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Weekly data: Civil unrest on the rise as inflation bites
Civil unrest is on the rise around the world as governments struggle to cope with soaring inflation, according to a…