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Judge scientists’ climate advocacy on its wider impacts, not only its risks

Debates on climate advocacy by scientists centre on potential risks, particularly whether speaking out undermines scientists’ credibility and public trust. But, as Samuel Finnerty and Fabian Dablander argue, focusing on what scientists might lose by speaking out risks overlooking how their engagement could contribute to societal change. Calling for research on a broader range of advocacy outcomes they argue that uncertainty about these consequences should not prevent scientists from engaging, or academic institutions from supporting them.

LSE Impact · Samuel Finnerty and Fabian Dablander

Can cash transfers empower women?

Cash transfers might offer immediate support, but lasting economic empowerment depends on women’s access to jobs, assets and productive resources.

360info · Sangita Dutta Gupta BML Munjal University, Haryana M Manjula Azim Premji University, Bengaluru

Nature demands rights for just energy transition..

Geothermal energy and nickel-supported electric vehicles are often cited as energy transition efforts in Indonesia. Ironically, these practices have caused environmental and socio-economic crises.

360info · Parid Ridwanuddin Universitas Paramadina, Indonesia

Have your say on plans to reopen Dryden Road

A four-week public consultation on proposals to allow traffic to travel in both directions along Dryden Road in Exeter has launched today (Thursday 5 November).

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The art of predicting the Bank of England’s main policy rate

Ahead of the Bank of England’s latest Monetary Policy Report Costas Milas shows why UK interest rates peaking at 4.25 per cent in mid-2027 looks like a reasonable bet. But economic shocks, which now come more frequently and bigger in size than before, could derail even the best economic predictions. And some of those shocks might come courtesy of President Donald Trump.

LSE Business Review · Costas Milas

If the energy transition is going so well, why the hostility?

Despite record clean-energy generation and strong public support, political resistance, divisive media narratives and community mistrust threaten progress.

360info · Elianor Gerrard University of Technology, Sydney Jonathan Rispler University of Technology, Sydney

How some media shape regional Australia’s hostility to renewable energy

Research traces how partisan outlets link climate-delay narratives, fossil-fuel interests and audiences, reshaping regional energy debates and public trust.

360info · Klaus Groebner University of Queensland, Brisbane Daniel Angus University of Queensland, Brisbane

Poverty in India: Word Bank’s claims of dramatic decline misleading

India’s claims of a dramatic decline in poverty rest on questionable comparisons, methodological gaps and an economic record that tells a rather different story.

360info · Santosh Mehrotra Higher School of Economics, Moscow

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