In economics, an externality is a cost incurred by someone who did not choose to incur that cost. Most of the time, governments try to ‘internalise’ costs so that they are bourne by people who chose to incur them. For example, car tax is paid by the owner of the car. Someone who chooses not to drive does not incur […]
The Externality of Us
70pc of deep sea fish ingested plastics
A study carried out by marine scientists at NUI Galway found that 73 per cent of deep sea fish had ingested microplastics. The study was undertaken in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and the results published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science.