Is business deregulation putting environmental safeguards at risk?
This post is by Donal McCarthy, an economist at the RSPB with a special interest in regulatory reform and its implications for the environment. He recently co-authored a report assessing the performance of voluntary (ie self-regulatory or co-regulatory) alternatives to regulation in delivering on public policy objectives.
Over recent years, political concerns about the costs of regulation to business have risen in prominence, with accusations that rules, such as those protecting rare species and habitats, are placing ridiculous costs on business and the wider economy.
This post is by Green Alliance’s chair, Dame Fiona Reynolds. It is a version of a piece which first appeared in the 
This post is by Viviane Gravey and Andy Jordan of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research at UEA. They recently co-led an expert 
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This post is by conservationist and blogger Miles King. A version first appeared on 
This post is by Paul Morling, principal economist for the 
This post is by Mariana Mazzucato, RM Phillips professor in the economics of innovation, 
