FINANCE
ENERGY CRUNCH hits Earth ’ s hip pocket
The University of Portsmouth is driving new fields of finance research to investigate how communities and governments can keep funding sustainability initiatives amid the challenges of a global energy crisis and economic hardship .
Today ’ s escalating cost of living is pitting basic food and housing needs against measures considered crucial for environmental sustainability , indeed for the future of the planet .
The University of Portsmouth , based in a community long challenged by economic stresses , has established a specialist research centre to find new ways to prevent rising poverty while also finding the trillions of dollars needed globally to address climate change equitably .
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