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  1. Environmental Science

Workers and the just transition

Some takes the form of an anti-environmental backlash, instigated or colonised by conservative and far-right forces. While posing as allies of “working families”, they denigrate the most fundamental of workers’ needs: for a habitable planet.  Some takes a progressive form, the classic case being the gilets jaunes in France. When Emmanuel Macron’s government hiked “green […]
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Brazil’s biofuels – boom or climate bust?

They said: “Historically, Brazilian energy policy has achieved significant success, largely due to the development of the oil industry alongside biofuels and other energy sources. This diversification has enabled Brazil to rely less on energy imports from the global market, fostering a degree of energy independence and security critical for economic stability.  “By reducing dependence […]
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Keir Starmer: planet harmer?

A majority of British voters believe Sir Keir Starmer shows no greater commitment to protecting the environment as the Labour prime minister than the previous Conservative government. Some two-thirds believe Starmer’s approach to the environment is no different to the one taken under Rishi Sunak’s previous administration. Ahead of next week’s budget, significantly more than […]
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Lessons from Extinction Rebellion: the spark

Of the many thinkers cited by XR’s founders, Charles Tilly is among the more notable absences. Tilly, one of the key theorists of modern social movements, proposed that movements largely live or die by demonstrating ‘WUNC’: worthiness, unity, numbers and commitment. This framework clearly isn’t all-explaining, but it is one of several useful lenses through […]
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Time to serve a circular economy

A circular economy could boost the hospitality sector by reducing costs and making resources go further while at the same cutting greenhouse gas emissions, a new report finds.  The ‘Hospitality Spotlight Report’ explores how circular economy business models, which place an emphasis on enabling materials to be re-used and wasted less, can play a vital […]
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RSPCA: stop assuring animal cruelty

Trust in the RSPCA drops significantly when the public is made aware of undercover investigation footage showing shocking conditions on RSPCA Assured farms – such as animals crammed into factory farms, pens filled with excrement, and animals left to die from disease, injury, starvation and dehydration. A new survey of 2,000 UK participants commissioned by […]
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Sustainable fishing rules ‘scientifically obsolete’

A group of leading ocean experts have called for action to end the “ongoing destruction of our oceans by fishing” and say the current definition of sustainable fishing is “dangerously flawed”. In a paper published in the journal Ocean Sustainability, the researchers have laid out 11 “golden rules” which they say would help renew fish […]
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