3 d. ago ‘Spiral of silence’: climate action is very popular, so why don’t people realise it?

Researchers find 89% of people around the world want more to be done, but mistakenly assume their peers do notActivate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts sayThe Guardian is joining forces with dozens of newsrooms around the world to launch the 89 Percent Project—and highlight the fact that the vast majority of the world’s population wants climate action. Read moreHow much of a $450 (£339) pot would you give to a charity that cuts carbon emissions by investing in renewable energy, and how much would you keep for yourself? That was the question posed in a recent academic experiment. The answers mattered: real money was handed out as a result to some randomly chosen participants.The average person gave away about half the money and kept the rest. But what if you had been told beforehand that the vast majority of other people think climate action is really important? Might you have given more to the charity? Continue reading...

Politics

6 d. ago Prison guards handed £10million in payouts in last 5 years over violent inmate attacks

Some 202 prison officers injured by inmates have been handed Ministry of Justice payouts since 2019/20 – totalling £10.3 million and averaging at £51,000 per person

Economics

8 d. ago Boris Johnson’s cycling vision stutters as number of bike journeys fails to rise above pre

Figures released by the Department for Transport show the average number of bicycle journeys per person has remained stable since a peak in 2020

Politics

2 w. ago Average person has £65 ‘forgotten funds’ lying in these places, says NatWest

Brits are unknowingly sitting on a ‘hidden treasure trove’

Economics

3 w. ago The real cost of climate change: Global warming could make the average person 40% poorer by 2100, scientists warn

Scientists warn that 4°C (7.2°F) of warming will make the average person 40 per cent poorer by 2100, while the average Briton will be 46.5 per cent poorer.

Events

3 w. ago Could antibiotics stop working? Yes – but the biggest danger isn’t prescription

To prevent a catastrophic failure of the drugs modern medicine relies on, look to animal farming in middle-income countriesIf the antibiotics we use to treat infections ever stopped working, the consequences would be catastrophic. It is estimated that the use of antibiotics adds about 20 years of life expectancy for every person worldwide (on average). As the King’s Fund put it, if we lose antibiotics, “we would lose modern medicine as we know it”. Doctors, public health experts and governments take the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) very seriously, yet the problem appears to be getting worse.A report from the National Audit Office in February finds that out of five domestic targets set in 2019 to tackle AMR, only one has been met – to reduce antibiotic use in food-producing animals. Others, such as the target to reduce drug-resistant infections in humans by 10%, haven’t made much progress; in fact, these infections have actually increased by 13% since 2018.Prof Devi Sridh...

Politics

3 w. ago Average person will be 40% poorer if world warms by 4C, new research shows

Experts say previous economic models underestimated impact of global heating – as well as likely ‘cascading supply chain disruptions’Economic models have systematically underestimated how global heating will affect people’s wealth, according to a new study that finds 4C warming will make the average person 40% poorer – an almost four-fold increase on some estimates.The study, by Australian scientists, says average global GDP per person will be reduced by 16% even if warming is kept to 2C higher, , much higher than previous estimates of a drop of about 1.4%. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago London and Glasgow residents top takeaway spending, averaging £23 per person weekly

New research highlights just how much money Brits are spending on takeaways - with some spending over £60 a month

Economics