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Governments want to tax billionaires to fight climate change

Brazil, Germany, Spain and South Africa are calling for a 2% tax on global billionaires to help deal with impact of climate change. The world’s 3,000 billionaires should pay a minimum 2% tax on their fast-growing wealth to raise £250bn a year for the global fight...

Has the UN been understating the impact of animal agriculture?

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New study claims that the United Nations has been distorting information to decrease public blame towards animal agriculture for climate crisis. During COP28, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released a study analysing livestock emissions – now, experts...

Victims of climate change take their concerns to Inter-American court

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In what will be a historic hearing at the court, people who say their human rights have been violated due to climate change will plead their case. Julian Medina comes from a long line of fishers in the north of Colombia’s Gulf of Morrosquillo who use small-scale and...

Climate change causing “extreme heat stress” in Europe

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Due to climate change, Europeans are suffering with unprecedented heat during the day and uncomfortable warmth at night. Scorching weather has baked Europe in more days of “extreme heat stress” than its scientists have ever seen. Heat-trapping pollutants that clog the...

Europe’s biggest pork producer admits to greenwashing

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Danish Crown, Europe’s biggest pork producer, has admitted to violating marketing law and greenwashing with its “climate-friendly” label. Danish Crown, one of the largest pork producers in Europe, just admitted that its claims of “climate-controlled”...

The lawsuit against big meat company, JBS, explained

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The world’s largest beef producer, JBS, is being accused of false advertising by New York State’s Attorney General, Letitia James. Here’s why. Just over three years ago, the world’s largest beef producer JBS launched its “Net Zero by 2040” campaign, pledging to...