vanessa ogle
@vanessahistory
History prof @ Yale; Harvard PhD; writing a history of #offshore & #taxhavens; also #feminism #LGBTQ #climate; ROAD CYCLIST; my views 🌈
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24-04-2009 07:10:34
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I’m so looking forward to talking about my book with two of my favourite historians and people Emily Baughan & Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite!
Unequal access to capital markets affects poor countries more than previously thought, and for different reasons. Important findings from Gastón Nievas Offidani and Alice Sodano at World Inequality Lab | WID.world
“The environmental impact of ships extends beyond their time at sea,” writes vanessa ogle. Vessels sold to scrapyards “arrive still carrying a variety of poisonous materials, including asbestos, toxic chemicals, and residual fuel.” go.nybooks.com/3xzm1zj
Great piece on the poor working conditions & environmental costs of shipping by historian vanessa ogle. On climate, it points out that shipping was left out of the 2015 Paris climate accords --and the IMO seems hesitant to commit to the 2050 zero emissions target anytime soon.
Vanessa Ogle (vanessa ogle) on the ills of the shipping industry
go.nybooks.com/49xvOTN