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Canada is one of the world's largest exporters of oil and gas. Much of that oil moves through pipelines that run through lands where the country's original inhabitants, or First Nations, live. The history of Canada's relationship with its 1.67 million First Nations communities is ...  Show more

About a decade ago, the Icelandic city of Akureyri asked itself a question: Can we become carbon neutral? Catch and repurpose literally all of our pollution? They decided to try. Burned by the 2008 financial crisis that crushed Iceland's economy, the nation learned a lesson that ...  Show more

Shifts in the garment industry, which powered development in the country, represent one risk; meagre currency reserves are another. Yet nothing so <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/03/01/bangladeshs-economic-miracle-is-in-jeopardy?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio. ...

Shifts in the garment industry, which powered development in the country, represent one risk; meagre currency reserves are another. Yet nothing so <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2023/03/01/bangladeshs-economic-miracle-is-in-jeopardy?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio. ...

The recycling of lead acid batteries poses a growing health hazard in many developing countries.Vivienne Nunis looks at the case of Bangladesh, where a cottage industry has sprung up all over the country, with old car and auto-rickshaw batteries being burned in unsafe conditions, ...  Show more

Thousands of oil and gas rigs are becoming redundant around the world – and taking them out of service, known as decommissioning, is a multi-billion dollar business. It’s also a complex operation beset by sometimes opposing interests. In this programme, we meet the makers of the ...  Show more