Tag Archives: Middle East
How many refugees should each country take
How do you work out how many refugees each country should take? I thought of four main things which are relevant: – Ability to afford – the richer a country is, the less pain caused by admitting refugees – Population … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, society, politics and economics
Tagged Middle East, refugees, Syria, telford protocol
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The dangers behind averages.
2 degrees has become a familiar figure. We need to stop the climate getting warmer than an average of 2 degrees to avoid catastrophic climate change. In fact, as top climate scientist James Hansen says, even 2 degrees is too … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change policy
Tagged 2 degrees, averages, drought, Middle East, refugees, Syria
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