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    How can we stop people throwing away so much food?

    Roughly one-third of all food produced for human consumption globally each year is wasted. Every year, consumers in the rich world…

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    Can renewables compete with cheap oil?

    Oil prices are nudging closer to $50 a barrel. That’s nearly an 80% rally since prices hit bottom in January 2016….

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    Should unhealthy or environmentally harmful food cost more?

    Should junk food be taxed more? What about food that damages the environment during its production? Is there an argument…

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    Should water, gas, and electricity utilities be nationalised?

    Should basic services such as water, gas, and electricity utilities be governed by the free market? Or should they be…

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    Should Europeans only buy locally-sourced food?

    Would growing food closer to home help prevent global warming? In theory, it seems obvious that local food would be better…

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    How would you grow Europe’s economy sustainably?

    Europeans, overwhelmingly, believe in the importance of environmental sustainability. In a 2015 Eurobarometer poll, 97% of people in the 28 EU…

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    What’s the best way to improve energy security in Europe?

    The European Union imports over half (53%) of all the energy it consumes. This heavy dependency on energy imports can have…

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    How would you cut CO2 emissions?

    A deal was reached at the Paris climate conference. 200 countries agreed to work to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to levels that…

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    Will Paris be a failure if it can’t produce a legally-binding climate agreement?

    This is the week of compromise. That’s the message from EU Climate Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete as the Paris climate…

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