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To maintain rising living standards, economies across the region are pushing into higher-value and more energy-intense industries, data centres being one obvious example.
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Yew-Poh Mak, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
Now, in 2025, the UK’s child poverty rate is higher than that of any European Union country except Greece, according to the Resolution Foundation, a living standards think tank.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
When climate action appears to threaten economic growth, job creation, or living standards, political support erodes quickly.
—Brian Mukhaya, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
His optimism is based partly on his conviction that Trump’s policies will fail to restore American manufacturing to its past glory and raise living standards, which will create space for a different approach.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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Yew-Poh Mak, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2025
Now, in 2025, the UK’s child poverty rate is higher than that of any European Union country except Greece, according to the Resolution Foundation, a living standards think tank.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Nov. 2025
When climate action appears to threaten economic growth, job creation, or living standards, political support erodes quickly.
—Brian Mukhaya, Time, 24 Nov. 2025
His optimism is based partly on his conviction that Trump’s policies will fail to restore American manufacturing to its past glory and raise living standards, which will create space for a different approach.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Living standard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/living%20standard. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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