Economics and policy

Blue Planet Live presenter argues 'this emerging infectious disease came as a result of our incessant need for extraction of resources.'

The mining industry has abused the pandemic to turn a profit and advance their interests, putting land and water protectors at greater risk of harm.

A Green New Deal built around public abundance is more necessary than ever.

London is gearing up for Circular Economy Week to accelerate climate action and contribute to a green recovery.

World's most unique animals in danger of being made extinct by "unprecedented levels of human pressure" from industrial activity such as agricultural expansion.

The crisis triggered by Covid-19 has exposed many weaknesses of the growth-obsessed capitalist economy.

Can we initiate a global green recovery, embedding economics within sound ecological parameters?

What world do we want to see beyond Covid-19?

The economic impact of Covid-19 should be repaired in line with the net zero emissions target of 2050.

The success of a society should not be measured just in terms of material wealth, according to climate advisor Lord Deben.

'We need a new deal for our public services. The only Coronavirus recovery that will work is one that builds back better, for nurses, for our NHS, and for our planet.'

The economic recovery from this global health crisis must put the restoration of nature at its heart, businesses and charities argue in open letter to Boris Johnson.

Capitalism isn't working. We need a Universal Basic Income as we come out of the coronavirus lockdown into the economic - and the climate - crisis.

'We want our future back: a future where humans are nature, and where nature is resplendent.'

Nobel prize winner Joseph Stiglitz (pictured) and climate economist Lord Stern argue we need a climate saving exit from the coronavirus pandemic.