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Huge rise in temperatures could spell disaster for the Antarctic

Rising temperatures threaten to destroy entire ecosystems in the Antarctic as wildlife suffer the impact of human-made disaster. On 18 March, 2022, scientists at the Concordia research station on the east Antarctic plateau documented a remarkable event. They recorded...

Swiss senior women win landmark climate case at Europe’s highest court

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The European Court of Human Rights ruled that the Swiss government had failed to meet its own targets for cutting emissions. Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that the Swiss government had violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do...

Global consultancy, PwC, warns of world food crisis

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Global accountancy and consultancy firm PwC is not known for alarmism, so it is concerning that it has added its voice to the concern about food production. PwC pulls no punches in a just-published report titled “The sustainable food revolution: future-proofing the...

Dutch police arrest climate activist Greta Thunberg in the Hague

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Climate activist and founder of Fridays for Future, Greta Thunberg, is arrested twice by Dutch police as she protests fossil fuels. She had joined hundreds of protesters on a walk down from The Hague’s city centre, in the Netherlands, to the A12 arterial highway...

Yale Law School paper predicts better litigation against the livestock industry

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The meat and dairy industries are destroying the planet – are there ways to use to law to stop them? A Yale Law School paper explores the possibilities. Livestock agriculture is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions, but lawsuits against the industry for...

How cultivated chicken measures up environmentally

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Cultivated meat is undoubtedly the future of food. Here’s how cultivated chicken measures up environmentally when compared to chicken. Chicken is considered the most efficient source of land-animal protein compared to beef and pork due to its lower feed...