A full list of STWR’s publications as well as related news, articles and blogs can be found below.
We only have 3 years to turn the corner on global warming
News / 29th June 2017The next three years will effectively decide the fate of our planet’s climate. This is the stark message of a new commentary in the journal Nature by several high-profile climate scientists and policy makers.
Investing in poor children saves lives, and money
Report / 29th June 2017The total number of children that die of preventable causes worldwide continues to decline, says the United Nations children’s agency, but such progress disguises a still-massive and intolerable death toll.
Reclaiming public services
Report / 28th June 2017Reclaiming Public Services is vital reading for anyone interested in the future of local, democratic services like energy, water and health care. This is an in-depth world tour of new initiatives in public ownership and the variety of approaches to deprivatisation.
UN: Special rapporteur on extreme poverty urges 'serious discussion' of basic income
News / 27th June 2017A Special Rapporteur of the United Nations held a panel discussion on universal basic income and the future of human rights on June 8, 2017, in which the prospects for achieving this progressive policy were discussed alongside prominent supporters.
The politics of ‘progress’: UN report paints a highly partial picture of SDG implementation
Blog / 23rd June 2017The recent Progress Report on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) paints a skewed and misleading picture about how SDG implementation is proceeding, while hindering any form of accountability.