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Category: Environment & climate change

  • The hidden costs of wildfire pollution for health and education

    Environment & climate change

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    30th April 2026

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    Pedro Cubillos

    Breathing smoke from wildfires doesn’t just send people to hospital: it leaves lasting scars on human development. Public health responses should focus on the most vulnerable, including pregnant women; while investing in fire prevention today will save money on healthcare and education tomorrow.

    The hidden costs of wildfire pollution for health and education
  • Rethinking productivity: a carbon emissions perspective

    Environment & climate change

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    26th January 2026

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    Lukasz Rachel

    Maarten De Ridder

    Over the past 20 years, productivity growth has been lacklustre in most advanced economies. But standard measures ignore the progress that some economies have made in terms of lowering emissions of carbon dioxide. Factoring this in could change the narrative entirely.

    Rethinking productivity: a carbon emissions perspective

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