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 …
The annual World Economic Forum (WEF) survey of global risks revealed that the cost crisis has overtaken the failure to act on climate change as the biggest concern.
… World Economic Forum (WEF) survey of global risks revealed that the cost crisis has … is the biggest and most urgent worldwide risk, but climate change and failure to take … World Economic Forum (WEF) survey of global risks revealed that the cost crisis has …
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 …
Stocks in environmentally-minded firms fare better than their polluting peers.
… gave investors better returns and lower risk than their competitors, the study by Dr … with highly polluting stocks, while the risk of environmental stocks is around 30 percent less. Risks An investor who put $100 in 2005 into a …
'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 latest IPPC report from Working Group II confirms drastic reductions in carbon emissions are needed immediately to prevent climate breakdown.
… 'Climate risks more severe than prior IPCC assessments' … carbon emissions and adapt to "unavoidable risks" has been emphasised in the latest … conclude that many future climate-related risks are more severe than previous IPCC …
The mining industry has abused the pandemic to turn a profit and advance their interests, putting land and water protectors at greater risk of harm.
… putting land and water protectors at greater risk of harm. The mining industry has received … putting land and water protectors at greater risk of harm. These trends are explored … operations to continue despite substantial risk. In doing so, they have become key …
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 risk of dangerous, cascading tipping points in natural systems escalates above 1.5°C of global warming, states a recent study.
… Breakdown Editor’s Picks greenlandice.jpg The risk of dangerous, cascading tipping points in … of global heating, the world is already at risk of triggering five dangerous climate tipping points, and risks increase with each tenth of a degree of …
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 …
Tougher rules on fossil fuel investments could help avert economic disaster.
… a historically unprecedented financial risk to the investors themselves – and to … the banks have to impose the highest possible risk-weighting for capital requirements when … not turn to the government for a bailout. Risk-weighting The fact that banks and …
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 …
Scientists are calling for urgent global action to address the escalating issue of marine plastic pollution, as a recent study identified deadly ocean hotspots.
… most threatened seabirds face the highest risk from potentially deadly plastics. … to species and ecosystems when assessing the risks of plastic pollution within the marine … the areas of the highest plastic exposure risk are in the Mediterranean and Black Seas, …
The fragile ecology of the Himalayan region has been increasingly devastated by dams, heavy infrastructure projects and climate breakdown.
… powerhouse of 1000 MW capacity. This high-risk project was resisted by people for nearly … of resistance. This project located in high-risk conditions was taken up initially with … It said: “Taking note of the unacceptable risk involved and extremely poor status of …
A transformative Covid recovery must depart from the narratives of green capitalism and safe globalisation.
… are poorly prepared in the face of global risks. Climate breakdown, biodiversity … thought when it comes to the environmental risks they face and drive across their supply … accounted for around 80-90 percent of these risks. For example, 80 percent of the UK’s …
Precious World Heritage Sites that protect vital biodiversity and human cultures are at risk from oil decelopment and other industries. Under threat are not just nature, wildlife, land and water but the 11 million people who depend on the 114 sites' environmental quality for their livelihoods.
… vital biodiversity and human cultures are at risk from oil decelopment and other … vital resources to millions of people, are at risk worldwide from threats ranging from oil … to mining and illegal logging. Sites at risk include the Great Barrier Reef, the Grand …
Mountain gorillas in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest are at risk from tea plantations that would obliterate the adjacent Kafuga Forest, a vital buffer zone for local people, writes Richard Sadler. Deprived of foods, herbs, medicines and clean water from the forest, human pressure on the gorillas would inevitably increase, and expose them to potentially lethal diseases.
… in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest are at risk from tea plantations that would … Kafuga would put Bwindi and its gorillas at risk Conservationists are warning that … the gorillas' habitat and placing them at risk from increased human contact. "Because …
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 …
What action is the sugar industry taking to find sustainable alternatives to bee-killing neonicotinoids, and why has it been so slow?
… studies found posed an acute and long-term risk to the survival of bees and other … application also said it would forecast the risk to crops from aphids, and if less than … not demonstrate a safe use in the scientific risk assessment”, and recommended the …
Contaminated mine waters in southern Madagascar pose health risk to locals.
… waters in southern Madagascar pose health risk to locals. You cannot see the hidden … the provision of safe drinking water. Health risks Exposure to high levels of uranium in … continues to assert that there are “no health risks” from the QMM mine, and tells citizens …
Half of British butterflies are now on the Red List for Great Britain - classed as either threatened or near threatened.
… was better news for some of Britain’s most at-risk species such as the large blue and high … seen decreases in Scotland. The extinction risk is increasing for more species than it is … have moved from vulnerable to the more at-risk category of endangered, and seven species …
New regulations that will allow fracking under national parks, water sources and nature sites won the approval of MPs today in a Commons vote, write Kyla Mandel & Oliver Tickell, even though four Tory MP's rebelled against the party whip. But the new rules won't apply in Wales and Scotland.
… sure it is safe and won't present intolerable risks to our environment." The Liberal … the UK and its wildlife." Drinking water at risk Rose Dickinson of Friends of the Earth … contamination is the 'biggest environmental risk' of fracking. What's more, these new …