Going vegan could not only lower your risk of severe Covid-19, if enough of us do it, it could lower the risk of future pandemics.
… Go vegan to slash Covid-19 risk Justine Butler | 8th December 2020 | … pig Going vegan could not only lower your risk of severe Covid-19, if enough of us do it, it could lower the risk of future pandemics. Covid-19 is not the …
Climate catastrophe: current global governance is not good enough.
… Artificial Intelligence Global Catastrophic Risk Report Global Challenges Foundation … We have seen myriad global catastrophic risks intersect and reinforce one another at … 12 months. This ongoing collision of global risks has led to unwelcome new terms entering …
'Sharpe’s favoured alternative to neoclassical economics is a form of evolutionary economics: when it comes to the energy transition this notion is deeply flawed.'
… diplomacy, and advocates improved risk assessment, evolutionary economics and … rather than social or political. Climate risk Sharpe criticises climate scientists for not putting enough emphasis on the risks arising from global warming. Why, he …
The UK nuclear military complex is on the front-line of climate breakdown – and not in a good way.
… or construction, near-term climate change risk to nuclear is very great . Submerged This … College says nuclear facilities are at ‘high risk’ of temporary or permanent closure due to … US nuclear capacity vulnerable to major risks including sea-level rise and severe …
The next Chernobyl scale nuclear disaster could happen in Chernobyl as the Ukraine conflict intensifies.
… go to war, putting nuclear power plants at risk of deliberate or accidental military strikes and thus risking a Chernobyl scale catastrophe. … shut down its reactors in order to minimise risks. That would be a manageable and wise …
Could climate insurance disasters provoke a wider financial meltdown?
… Climate 'poses systemic financial risks' James Meadway | 2nd May 2024 | Comment … stop offering insurance at all, since the risks for the insurer are now too high to be a … crisis. This is what’s called a systemic risk. Systems What’s critical about climate …
The rich want to end the lockdown. But before any government does this we need mass testing, proper equipment for essential workers and real protections for the most vulnerable.
… hatred for a lockdown that serves the rich. Risk Then calls from business to lift the … protective equipment for health workers, who risk their lives for us. Without enough for … and all the other people who are most at risk. Without tests for all the essential …
Irresponsible tactics are being used to bury social and environmental problems associated with the Fukushima nuclear disaster as Olympics approach in Japan.
… the region between July and October." Health risks Greenpeace coordinated a study in the … Weapons gives a sense of the scale of the risk. He states : "To provide a perspective on these risks, for a child born in Fukushima in 2011 …
Extreme floods: why they are happening and what to do about it.
… routes around the world will be at risk of major disruption with hundreds of airports at risk of flooding. Insurers are among those … worth the investment. Improve flood risk data The UK really lacks flood risk data …
Extinction Rebellion member Sarah was found guilty following the "uprising" in London last summer. Here, we publish her statement to the court.
… article first appeared at People and Nature . Risk This is the mitigating statement she read … last 16 years, trying to protect children at risk of harm in order to ensure take they have … There has never been a bigger safeguarding risk than climate breakdown. I joined XR …
The Fukushima disaster was fuelled by Australian uranium but lessons were not learned and the industry continues to fuel global nuclear insecurity with irresponsible uranium export policies.
… turned a blind eye to unacceptable nuclear risks in Japan have largely escaped scrutiny … was concluded in 2013 despite the obvious risks of selling uranium into a politically … and liability arrangements, security risks, and widespread corruption. Civil …
How an elite clique of math-addled economists hijacked climate policy.
… U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, global risk managers, the financial services … to capture deep uncertainty and extreme risk.” They fail to incorporate “potential … “it is generally agreed there is extreme risk — we know there are some really extreme …
Exposing the international failure to investigate, let alone treat, climate-related mental health issues in the Global South.
… The Global South is far more at risk than the Global North from … with mental disorders and increased suicide risk in several countries. While it is … specified along with some causal pathways and risk factors to identify. Comparatively, …
Several nuclear facilities in Ukraine have been attacked by the Russian military over the past fortnight.
… nuclear power plants pose by far the greatest risks. Ukraine has 15 power reactors located … could be similar to that of Fukushima." The risks of the military attack were all the … to operate reactors would minimise the risk of a military attack on the nuclear …
Migrants fleeing climate catastrophe should be welcomed - with the money for walls and weapons invested in our essential services instead.
… broken air conditioning, a heightened risk of mosquito-borne diseases matched with … to prioritise border control puts us all at risk. In Greece, fire services have been cut … measures, in spite of the known lethal fire risks, while new EU funding has been poured …
'Climate disorder is a tangible and immediate threat. It’s time we recognise the material impacts of the ecological crisis on our minds.'
… countless stories of personality driven risk-taking or substance use leading to … related to menstruation are also at higher risk of developing mental illness. The fact … pain levels, which in turn puts us more at risk of psychiatric illness. It’s well …
A sobering reality: cocktail of hazardous pesticides in wine has tripled.
… at a time. "Wine lovers shouldn’t have to risk exposure to an array of hazardous … in the wine industry were at a higher risk of developing illnesses, attributed to … rights issues. .Wine lovers shouldn’t have to risk exposure to an array of hazardous …
We need a new economics that centres our dependence on the environment to understand the coming instability of climate breakdown.
… their underlying structural parameters. Risk This might, arguably, describe a national … policy and attempts to account for “systemic risk”. Climate change itself gets treated as one such systemic risk amongst many . But the underlying model …
The UK budget must be about pouring enough water on climate fires and irrigating resources to those in need - not about plucking geese and ‘maxed-out’ credit cards.
… International Settlements according to the risk weighting of a loan which ranges from zero percent (not at all risky) t0 150 percent (very risky). Renewables At the moment the cost of …
Communities in southern Madagascar impacted by water pollution are still waiting for basic public health information from mining giant Rio Tinto.
… into the local lake and exposed ongoing risks from leakage and overflow of … the QMM operation presents “a significant risk from a water and broader environmental … cannot be trusted while communities remain at risk from contaminated water. We are just one …
Conservative political parties in Australia actually believe that nuclear power is popular - based on biased push-polling.
… Benson wrote in February: “Labor is now at risk of ending up on the wrong side of history … or pose increased weapons proliferation risks . * Reporting on poll results without … Peter Dutton to a nuclear reactor: "One is risky, expensive, divisive and toxic; the …
Extinction Rebellion exploded onto the climate scene with a news article in The Ecologist. Five years later, the founders review its presentation of the science.
… an adequate way to address issues of extreme risk where data was deemed insufficient or … communicate the extreme and cascading risks, and the severe consequences of not …
The aviation industry’s climate impact will be the same in 2050 as now under its ‘Fly Net Zero’ greenwash climate plan.
… It also stands to put global biodiversity at risk and compete with food production without … production for human consumption and increase risks of land grabbing for crops for biofuel …
Climate breakdown risks a supercycle where the price of goods - including food - rises as supply breaks down. So who is going to pay?
… Climate breakdown risks a supercycle where the price of goods - … or otherwise. Revolts Climate breakdown risks deepening the polarisation between the …