by Richard Hubbard | 13 Feb 2023 | Climate change, Climate decoders, Decoders, Economy, Educators' Catalog, Environment
The Great Barrier Reef isn’t just an endangered world wonder. Protecting the world’s largest coral reef system is also key to Australia’s economic growth. A diver swims past coral on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, 18 October 2016. More than 90%...
Protecting the environment isn’t just the right thing to do, it can also be the profitable thing to do. Take the Great Barrier Reef, for example, which has an estimated value of $56 billion Australian dollars. Help your students disentangle the complicated world of environmental economics with this article.
Exercise: After reading the article, have students take the WWF Carbon Footprint questionnaire at https://footprint.wwf.org.uk/#/. The questionnaire estimates individuals’ carbon footprint, looking at food, travel, home and consumption habits. After the questionnaire, launch a class discussion on how changes in individual habits may contribute to fighting climate change — and might even be a profitable choice.
by Richard Hubbard | 17 Mar 2022 | Asia, Climate change, Economy, Environment, Technology
Australia has been slow to combat global warming. Now wealthy entrepreneurs are picking up the mantle to drive change. A mannequin depicting a child covered in coal is seen during an Extinction Rebellion Protest in Brisbane, Australia, 22 April 2021. Australia is one...
by Richard Hubbard | 27 Apr 2021 | Asia, China, Politics, Trade
China is punishing an “antagonistic” Australia with trade sanctions that many view as a test of Beijing’s geo-economic muscle. A man shops for Australian wine in Shanghai, China, 8 December 2020. Two days later, China imposed new import duties on...
by Richard Hubbard | 7 Jul 2020 | Health and Wellness
I covered SARS and watched the spread of HIV. For me, COVID-19 has been altogether different — in part because I had to fight it off. The door to my ward at the hospital warning people about entry. (All photos by Richard Hubbard) Viruses, I’ve seen a few. Singapore...
by Richard Hubbard | 13 Feb 2018 | Economy
The prospect of inflation — virtually unknown to younger generations — is unnerving markets. But the timing of this market correction could be just right. A TV screen at the New York Stock Exchange, 5 February 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) The tremors that...
