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7 Apps to Teach Kids About Money

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The days of working hard to earn a buck aren’t exactly gone, but the personal finance landscape is certainly more complicated now than it was a few decades ago. Meanwhile, only 21 states required a personal finance course for high school students in 2020, according to the Council for Economic Education. Toshl Finance.

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Economies need to cut carbon emissions by 7 percent annually to hit Paris target

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C, as agreed in Paris in 2015. According to a report by the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, in collaboration with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), emissions must be cut back by 7 percent each year from now until 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5°C,

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A quick explainer for COP26 — here’s how climate negotiations work and what’s at stake

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That treaty has since been updated, including in 2015 when nations signed the Paris climate agreement. Another aim of COP26 is to increase climate finance to help poorer countries transition to clean energy and adapt to climate change. That agreement set the goal of limiting global warming to “well below” 2 degrees Celsius (3.6°F),

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One way to create cooler, cleaner megacities: Plant rooftop gardens!

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Outdoor air pollution is particularly deadly in dense urban environments in these nations. The natural environment often plays a role. From 2015 to 2017, Egypt borrowed $1.03 billion from China to finance infrastructure projects. According to the World Health Organization, outdoor air pollution kills 4.2

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Do Student Loans Stifle Potential Businesses?

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According to a 2015 study done by Brent W. Ambrose, Larry Cordell, and Shuwei Ma, student loans can stop Americans from financing a startup and inadvertently hamper economic growth. The researchers say that potential business owners are encumbered by student loans that they longer have any way of borrowing more money.

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A day in the life: Rebecca-Monique Williams, Adaptive Lab

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This includes general admin, renovations, and supporting the operations, HR, finance and marketing departments. I don’t work in a corporate environment, and our dress code is quite simply ‘wear what you’re comfortable in’, so that gives me freedom to experiment with different looks.