Editors' Choice 2024

User icon Toby Green
21 February 2024
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Every week, Gary Price and I choose new and noteworthy reports for Policy Matters, a newsletter that goes out to our growing community of registered users. Here are reports we've chosen so far in 2024.


Bullard Center: Robert D. Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice at Texas Southern University · 7 May 2024 English

“Liquefying the Gulf Coast” examines how liquefied natural gas production disproportionately harms low-income communities and communities of color in Lousiana and Texas. The report examines the social, environmental, economic, and …


WWF: Worldwide Fund for Nature (International) · 10 October 2024 English

This report offers a detailed analysis of the state of global biodiversity, emphasizing the sharp decline in wildlife populations over the last 50 years. The report presents data from the …


ALA: American Lung Association · 24 April 2024 English

"State of the Air" is the American Lung Association's annual national air quality "report card." It uses the most recent air pollution data, compiled by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency …


Australian Human Rights Commission · 1 November 2024 English

This report compiles insights from extensive consultations with First Nations communities across Australia to inform a National Anti-Racism Framework. Highlighting the prevalence of systemic racism, the report addresses racism in …


EC: European Commission · 9 September 2024 English

Part B of this report provides an extensive evaluation of the challenges and opportunities facing Europe’s competitive position across multiple sectors, including energy, critical raw materials, digitalization, clean technologies, automotive, …


ISER: Institute for Social and Economic Research · 11 March 2024 English

We investigate the relationship between child socio-emotional skills and labour market outcomes using longitudinal data from the 1970 British Cohort Study. We perform a novel factor analysis of child skills …


The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment · 27 June 2024 English

The report provides an analysis of climate change litigation trends as of 2024, focusing on the increase in cases, the geographical spread, and the key actors involved. The conclusions highlight …


SVA: Social Ventures Australia · 26 February 2024 English

This paper explores the topic of impact at scale within the Australian social sector. It sets out key features of impact at scale, with Australian case studies highlighting the different …


CESifo Network · 26 November 2024 English

This paper investigates how political polarization affects rule-following behavior in democratic societies. Through experiments involving 1,298 participants with varying attitudes toward Donald Trump, the study reveals a significant reduction in …


Future of Church Safeguarding · 21 February 2024 English

Professor Jay was appointed by the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York in July 2023 to independently: provide options and recommendations for how a new independent safeguarding and …