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Michael Jacobs
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Prosperity and justice: a plan for the new economy
This final report from the IPPR Commission on Economic Justice argues that the economy is not working for millions of people and needs fundamental reform. Average earnings have stagnated for more than a decade; young people are set to be poorer than their parents and the nations and regions of the UK are diverging further.
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Taking stock on climate
As policy in Australia begins to move, Michael Jacobs surveys the international climate landscape - the latest science, the emissions targets and what’s happening on the ground.
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Cancun: the glass half full
Cancun will restore confidence among governments and business that action is going to occur, writes Michael Jacobs in Inside Story, and that makes progress more likely.
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Copenhagen was not a (complete) failure
Almost a year later, it’s easier to judge what was achieved and what it means for this month’s climate talks in Cancun, writes Michael Jacobs in Inside Story.
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Europe’s radical carbon choice
European governments are considering a plan to cut carbon emissions irrespective of what other countries decide, writes Michael Jacobs.