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Solar & Wind Power Can Supply Global Energy Demand 100-Times Over, New Report Finds
Renewable energy sources have the potential to supply the entire world’s energy demand 100-times over, according to a new report. As the cost of wind and solar power continues to fall, Carbon Tracker analysts say that we are now “entering!-->…
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‘Worse Than We Realise’: Amazon Rainforest Now Heating Up The Climate Because Of Human Activities
The Amazon rainforest is now having a net warming effect on climate change, after years of humanity’s destruction of our planet’s crucial carbon absorption resource. In what is the first-ever study of all the human and natural causes!-->…
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Dangerous Air Pollutants Continue To Rise In Indian & U.K. Cities, New Study Finds
In a new study led by the University of Birmingham and UCL, along with an international team of contributors from Belgium, India, Jamaica, and the U.K., researchers found that the levels of hazardous!-->…
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Scientists Find Link Between Eating Mushrooms & Lower Risk Of Cancer
You might want to think twice before you take a pass at mushrooms. Scientists have recently discovered that diets high in mushroom consumption are associated with a lower risk of developing cancer. The study, led by Pennsylvania State!-->…
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Scientists Listening To Ocean Soundscapes Quieted By COVID-19 Note Behavioural Changes In Marine Life
Due to the pandemic-induced lockdowns around the world, several human activities that are usually performed in the oceans came to a halt. To monitor and understand the behaviour changes in marine life during this quiet phase, a community!-->…
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Reddit, Pinterest & Alibaba Among World’s Highest Carbon Emissions Websites
Reddit, Pinterest and Alibaba have been named among the top most polluting websites on the internet, new research has revealed. Other high-emissions websites include video game giant Nintendo, sports channel ESPN and fast fashion retailer!-->…
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U.S. Animal Agriculture Subsidies Soared In 2020 Despite Climate & Health Damage
Farm subsidies and bailouts for animal agriculture companies in the U.S. skyrocketed in 2020 to continue to prop up the carbon-intensive and health damaging industry, new data has revealed. Describing the coronavirus-stricken period as a!-->…
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Caffeinated Trees? Scientists Find Coffee Waste Can Speed Up Forest Recovery
Coffee pulp, the byproduct of coffee production that ends up as waste, could be upcycled and used to speed up tropical forest recovery. In a new study, scientists found “dramatic” results, with a small forest emerging in post agricultural!-->…
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Global Deforestation Soared 12% In 2020 Despite Pledges To Tackle Biodiversity Loss, New Data Shows
While 2020 was hailed as a landmark year to fight deforestation, with countries, organisations and corporations committing to do more to protect the world’s forests and biodiversity, the rate of primary forest loss was still 12% higher!-->…
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Every Single Country Is Failing On Climate Education & Child Well-Being, Study Shows
Not a single country in the world is equipping younger generations with the adequate climate education or a healthy environment to flourish in the future, a new analysis revealed. The research, undertaken by environmental curriculum!-->…
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Big Meat & Dairy Firms ‘Act Collectively’ To Lobby Against Climate Action, New Study Finds
Big meat and dairy companies have been actively spending millions of dollars to lobby against climate legislation, new research reveals. Examining the influence of meat and dairy firms on political responses to the climate crisis, the!-->…
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Spinach Serves As Cost-Efficient Edible Scaffold For Cell-Based Meat Production, New Study Finds
The cast that allows cells to grow around in cellular agriculture, scaffold materials, is one of the most costly components when it comes to developing cultured foods. But the answer could lie in the humble spinach leaf, which has proven!-->…
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Over Half Of World’s Largest Companies Won’t Make Net-Zero Goal By 2050, Report Finds
More than half of the world’s biggest companies are making their net-zero transition too slowly to meet the 2050 deadline, a new report finds. The analysis, which examines carbon neutral financing, points to inadequate investment into the!-->…
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Aquaculture Posing ‘Unparalleled Welfare Threats’ & Suffering To Fish, Study Warns
Despite aquaculture exploding into an enormous global industry in the past years, its impact on the welfare of fish has largely gone unnoticed. In a new study, New York University (NYU) researchers emphasise the “knowledge gap” on animal!-->…
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Leading APAC Companies Struggled With 2020 Sustainability Performance Reporting Due To Pandemic, Says New Study
The findings of a recent study conducted by CSRone show that leading firms in several parts of the Asia-Pacific region regressed in terms of reporting their sustainability performances in 2020 due to the effects of the pandemic.
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Plant-Based Diets Are Better For Our Hearts, New Study Finds
According to a recent study conducted by researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine, eating high amounts of plant-based food like berries and green leafy vegetables can help slow down heart failure and boost cardiac function!-->…
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Bottom Trawling Fishing Releases More Emissions Than Global Aviation, Study Reveals
Scientists have revealed that bottom trawling in the fishing industry is responsible for releasing over a billion metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually – more than the emissions from global aviation. The findings were published in a!-->…
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Organic Farming Practices Could Boost Carbon Sequestration By Double-Digits, New Study Finds
While organic agriculture has long been hailed as key to building a sustainable food system, a new study pinpoints the critical role that it could play in combating climate change. In a meta-analysis of over 4,000 studies, researchers!-->…
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Oil Industry Knew Health Damage Of Fossil Fuel Burning For 50 Years, Investigation Finds
Oil firms were aware of the dangers that fossil fuel burning posed to human health for at least half a century, reveals a new investigation by the Guardian. Documents showed companies fighting clean air regulations, despite knowing that!-->…
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Seafood Fraud: 40% Of 9,000 Fish Products From Restaurants To Fishmongers Are Mislabelled, Guardian Analysis Finds
A Guardian Seascape analysis of 44 recent studies that consisted of over 9,000 seafood samples from various suppliers in more than 30 countries has revealed that 36% were mislabelled, thus exposing the massive fraud that is occurring on a!-->…
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‘Cell-Cultured’: Consensus From U.S. Industry Stakeholders For Best Cell-Based Seafood Term
A consensus is building around the term “cell-cultured” as the best description of seafood grown directly from cells in a lab, in comments published by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The document contains feedback and!-->…
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