Laura Paddison

Editor, This New World

Editor of This New World, a project looking at how capitalism is broken and exploring the new movements and projects striving to create a fairer world. Previously editor of Guardian Sustainable Business.

6 Experts On Why We Panic About The Coronavirus But Not About The Climate

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6 Experts On Why We Panic About The Coronavirus But Not About The Climate Crisis

Both are urgent global crises, both are taking lives ― but our reactions are very different. Climate experts explain why.

16/03/2020 12:24 PM AEDT

2019 Was The Year The World

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2019 Was The Year The World Burned

Wildfires burned around the world this year from Australia to California and the Amazon. These forest blazes are part of nature but climate change is making them more frequent and more intense.

31/12/2019 2:00 PM AEDT

Experts Say There Are 36 Ways To Stop Climate Catastrophe, But We Have To Act

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Experts Say There Are 36 Ways To Stop Climate Catastrophe, But We Have To Act Now

There's still hope if we act fast, experts write in the new Exponential Climate Action Roadmap.

24/09/2019 8:36 AM AEST

Why Iceland Is The Best Place In The World To Be A

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Why Iceland Is The Best Place In The World To Be A Woman

What Women Want Now is a program by HuffPost and her sister sites dedicated to creating content about the issues and stories

08/03/2019 9:45 PM AEDT

Finland Gave People $895 A Month, No Strings Attached. Here’s What

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Finland Gave People $895 A Month, No Strings Attached. Here’s What Happened.

The world’s most prominent trial of universal basic income has ended — and the first results are in.

10/02/2019 9:40 AM AEDT

Historian Lays Into Billionaires At Davos For Dodging The 1 Thing To Solve

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Historian Lays Into Billionaires At Davos For Dodging The 1 Thing To Solve Inequality

“It feels like I’m at a firefighters’ conference and no one’s allowed to speak about water,” Dutch historian Rutger Bregman said in his now-viral talk.

31/01/2019 1:14 AM AEDT

How Finland Solved

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How Finland Solved Homelessness

With one ridiculously simple policy, it has almost completely eradicated street homelessness.

30/01/2019 9:45 PM AEDT

26 Billionaires Own The Same Wealth As The Poorest 3.8 Billion

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26 Billionaires Own The Same Wealth As The Poorest 3.8 Billion People

A new economic system is needed to tackle rampant inequality, says a new Oxfam report.

21/01/2019 11:01 AM AEDT

The City of Kiruna Is Being Relocated So It Doesn't Get Swallowed By A

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The City of Kiruna Is Being Relocated So It Doesn't Get Swallowed By A Mine

The Arctic city is moving 2 miles away to stop it falling into the mine that created it.

05/12/2018 9:45 PM AEDT

This Country Publishes Everyone’s Income on ‘National Jealousy

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This Country Publishes Everyone’s Income on ‘National Jealousy Day’

It has been described as an "annual orgy of financial voyeurism."

03/11/2018 3:03 AM AEDT

Area Of Plastic In The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is More Than Twice The Size Of

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Area Of Plastic In The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Is More Than Twice The Size Of France

There’s up to 16 times more trash than scientists had thought.

23/03/2018 6:16 AM AEDT

These 3 Numbers May Make You Think Twice About Black Friday

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These 3 Numbers May Make You Think Twice About Black Friday Shopping

Inreasing consumerism is impacting the environment.

25/11/2017 2:00 AM AEDT

Bleak New Data Show Just How Long Women Around The World Will Be Waiting For Equal

Bleak New Data Show Just How Long Women Around The World Will Be Waiting For Equal Pay

Global gender equality declined this year for the first time since WEF began tracking it.

03/11/2017 6:34 AM AEDT

Note Given By Albert Einstein In Lieu Of Tip Sells For More Than $2

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Note Given By Albert Einstein In Lieu Of Tip Sells For More Than $2 Million

“Maybe if you’re lucky those notes will become much more valuable than just a regular tip,” the physicist reportedly told the bellboy.

26/10/2017 7:37 AM AEDT

Women Around The World Are Harassed And Abused On Public

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Women Around The World Are Harassed And Abused On Public Transport

A new report affirms what many people already know: Harassment and physical abuse are preventing women around the world from

20/10/2017 1:21 AM AEDT

These 7 Numbers Show How Global Poverty Remains A Huge

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These 7 Numbers Show How Global Poverty Remains A Huge Problem

More than 1 billion people escaped the grind of extreme poverty – defined as living on less than $1.90 a day – between 1990

17/10/2017 1:18 PM AEDT

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