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Robotics and Logistics - Economies of Scale in Action!
You might consider this clip as an example of technological innovation, or, perhaps and example of economies of scale.
Development Barriers - Asymmetric Impact of Climate Change
This Guardian article highlights the asymmetric effects of climate change, looking at 10 under-reported climate crises and how the affect the developing world.
Wolmar makes the case for UK rail nationalisation
Leading railway author, Christian Wolmar, writes in the Guardian making the case for the re-nationalisation of the railways.
Externalities - The Human Cost of Marine and Traffic Pollution
Many teachers covering the negative externalities from pollution might want to use these short video and audio clips as part of their course.
Red Bull sells 8 billion cars a year but manufactures none of them
Red Bull sells eight billion cans of their energy drinks each year but it doesn't manufacture any drinks at all!
Development Economics - Building Environmental Resilience
Here are a couple of video clips looking at how low and middle income countries can build resilience in the face of severe environmental pressures.
China and the Global Economy: 20 Years on from Accession to the WTO
Faisal Islam writes about how 20 years ago, the admission of China to the World Trade Organisation altered economic gravity for good.
Renewable Energy - Why Wind Turbines Blades Are So Hard to Recycle
This Business Insider clip highlights the fact that there's an odd state of affairs in the renewable energy market.
Circular Economy - the companies making stuff from CO2
This article highlights how some innovative firms are generating value from carbon, including vodka, diamonds and active leisurewear.
Fiscal Policy - Should Inheritance Tax be Reformed?
This FT clip looks at the possibility of governments introducing increased inheritance taxes - a contentious issue.
Sustainable growth - meeting welfare needs within planetary boundaries
Nations are overusing natural resources faster than they are meeting basic human needs
Infrastructure and Development in Burkina Faso
It seems that Burkina Faso has solved some of its toughest problems in relation to its digital infrastructure.
World Economy - How economic policy can help the world recover
Lots to ponder here as the Economist considers how economies can recover post-coronavirus.
Economics of aid - Improving Service & Basic Infrastructure for the Rohingya community in Bangladesh
This remarkable clip from the World Bank looks at how the group has acted in concert with the government of Bangladesh to build resilience among the displaced Rohingya refugees who've settled...
Are people saving more because they expect higher taxes?
The economic recovery is under threat. British consumers are saving and not spending.
COP26 - High-tech climate solutions that could cut emissions
Instead of looking at traditional renewable energy sources - this clip looks at higher tech clean solutions to the global need for green energy, such as fusion, carbon capture and storage, clean...
COP26 - What’s the future of food?
This is an excellent Economist clip looking at the environmental costs of food production.
COP26 - How can India tackle its climate challenge?
This BBC clip balances the need for economic development in India and balancing this with environmental imperatives.
COP26 - The race to phase out Europe’s biggest coal-fired power plant
80 per cent of Poland's energy comes from burning coal and 20 per cent comes from one giant coal plant (Bełchatów)the scale of which is incredible to see.
Inflation rates will be higher on average in this decade than in the previous one according to economist Paul Ormerod.