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What’s failing in the global plastics response

International

The Flaws in Our Global Plastic Strategy

Connor Hughes

The global response to plastics has produced partial wins and many persistent failures. Production continues to expand, waste systems are under-resourced, policy mixes rely heavily on voluntary industry action, and…

Why biodiversity is an economic security issue

International

Biodiversity Loss: A Threat to Economic Security

Connor Hughes

Biodiversity — the variety of life across genes, species and ecosystems — is not an environmental abstract reserved for scientists and conservationists. It underpins the goods, services and resilience that…

What critical minerals are and why they’re contested

International

The Contested World of Critical Minerals: An Overview

Connor Hughes

Critical minerals are naturally occurring elements and compounds on which modern economies rely for manufacturing, the energy transition, and defense, yet their supply chains often remain fragile or highly concentrated.…

International

The Economic Case for Biodiversity Protection

Connor Hughes

Biodiversity, encompassing the richness of life found in genes, species and ecosystems, is far from an abstract environmental notion reserved for researchers or conservation advocates. It forms the foundation for…

International

The Contested World of Critical Minerals: An Overview

Connor Hughes

Critical minerals are naturally occurring elements and compounds on which modern economies rely for manufacturing, the energy transition, and defense, yet their supply chains often remain fragile or highly concentrated.…