Author Archives: Adam Bailey

Fish Farming – A Major Food Source

Global fishery statistics are not very reliable, but it can be asserted with reasonable confidence that aquaculture and the catching of wild fish are about equally important as human food sources. In a previous post, I noted the FAO’s prediction … Continue reading

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Progress with Carbon Capture and Storage

The recent launch of a large-scale power station retro-fitted with carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an important step forward in addressing climate change.  It is no criticism to add that many issues surrounding CCS remain to be resolved. The … Continue reading

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Economics on the Beach

A busy beach offers an interesting economic case study. I recently spent a few days on holiday with my family in Barcelona.  The weather was fine and each day we spent an hour or so on the beach.  I observed … Continue reading

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Water: a Commodity AND a Human Right

The European Union has established a procedure for citizens’ initiatives.  The first such initiative to meet the threshold of 1 million signatures asks the EU to legislate to implement the human right to water, and to promote the public provision … Continue reading

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