by Preety Sharma | 18 Apr 2024 | Asia, Economy, Educators' Catalog, Environment, Politics, Technology, University of Toronto Journalism Fellows
Meeting a growing energy demand can go hand-in-hand with the green transition. This is what India could show the world. Workers carry a solar panel for installation at the under-construction Adani Green Energy Limited’s Renewable Energy Park in Gujarat, India,...
India’s position as a growing global economic leader, a leading producer of renewable energy and as a large consumer of energy puts it at the center of the debate on climate-friendly energy transition. Preety Sharma looks at how if India successfully manages the move towards greener energies, it will serve as a model for low and middle-income countries as they develop economically while striving to meet climate goals.
Exercise: Individually, or in groups, students put their research skills to the test. Use the following questions as a guide to finding out more about this topic.
What is energy transition? How does it relate to the UN SDGs? What energies should we transition to and what are the issues surrounding using each of these? What would a ‘model for low and middle-income countries’ look like?
Find examples of countries that have grown and managed energy transition well.
by Susanne Courtney | 10 Apr 2024 | Decoder Replay, Economy, Politics
We need to mitigate climate change. Only governments have the cash for that. Are they ready to pony up? The Earth is surrounded by dollar bills. Illustration by News Decoder. Editor’s note: On 4 April 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency...
by Sarah Edmonds | 19 Mar 2024 | Decoders, Economy, Politics
People vote with their wallet. But most are clueless about economic concepts. Do they cast votes based on misconceptions about money? A man shrugs in confusion against a blackboard covered with economic terms. (Photo illustration by News Decoder) This article was...
by Feizal Samath | 6 Mar 2024 | Asia, Economy, Environment
Sri Lanka is trying to do its part to combat climate change. But it will take a sea change to stop the ocean rising around the island nation. Cracks are visible from coastal erosion on sea shore in Iranawila, Sri Lanka, 19 June 2023. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena )...
by Daphne Chandler | 13 Feb 2024 | Economy, Student Posts, Tatnall School, Youth Voices
You don’t get a friendly face when you “buy now with 1-click” on Amazon. But the value of that friendly face keeps people shopping local all over the world. A sign in a small business says “Support Local Business”. Credit: lakshmiprasad S...
by Alan Wheatley | 15 Jan 2024 | China, Decoders, Economy
It is the top trading partner for 120 countries. So if China’s economy tanks so will the world. But fears that that will happen may be overblown. A worker checks the growth of mushroom at a modern agricultural company in Laixi city in east China’s Shandong...
by Preety Sharma | 9 Jan 2024 | Economy, Educators' Catalog, Environment, University of Toronto Journalism Fellows
The global toy industry has a plastics predicament: How to feed children’s appetite for new toys, keep prices low and not harm the Earth in the process. A pile of plastic toys at a toy landfill. (Illustration by News Decoder) Plastic is omnipresent in our lives...
90% of the world’s new toys feature some form of plastic. As the industry continues to grow, especially in places like North America, how can we ensure toy makers are thinking of the environment — and not just profit? University of Toronto Journalism Fellow Preety Sharma covers potential solutions.
Exercise: Sharma’s article suggests that pro-environmental behavior is most commonly adopted when it is a default option. That means it is the easiest or cheapest option. In pairs, have students think about the default options in their lives. Are these the most environmentally-friendly options, or is there room for improvement? For example: students may think about the accessibility of recycling/compost bins in their local community, the types of food packaging they see in the grocery store, etc.
by Shefali Malhotra | 13 Nov 2023 | Asia, Economy, Health and Wellness
More than one million people traveled to India in a one-year period for medical treatment. They came for the hospitals in Delhi not the beaches of Goa. Postcard from a hypothetical medical tourist in India. Illustration by News Decoder. Even as a majority of Indians...
by Tiziana Barghini | 6 Nov 2023 | Economy, Educators' Catalog, Italy, Nationalism
Depopulation threatens the long term economic health of developed nations. At some point they will have to open their borders. An Italian Coast Guard boat carries migrants as tourists on boat, foreground, watch, near the port of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa,...
In this Decoder, correspondent Tiziana Barghini covers why changing demographics, increased life expectancy and outdated public policies may spell trouble for developed nations. Migration may be the solution.
Exercise: Using a word cloud generator or class participation tool like Mentimeter, have students contribute words that they think of when they hear the word “immigration” or “migration”. Create a word cloud with these words before reading the article as a class. Then, after reading the article, have students consider how their perspective on migration might have changed. Create a post-read word cloud and discuss what new insights students have learned from the article.
by Betty Wong | 27 Oct 2023 | Economy
Financial markets are so connected war, drought or flood in one country could sink an economy halfway across the globe. Or not. How does that work? Digital stock market board. This article was produced exclusively for News Decoder’s global news service. It is through...
