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Will the EU take a leaf out of its climate change legislation to inform tobacco policy?
Photo: Pixabay/marcinjozwiak The European Commission has released its hotly anticipated ‘Fit for 55’ package under the European Green Deal. The sweeping plan contains measures to reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 55% before 2030 using a two-pronged strategy. The proposal
In a ‘tropical paradise’ reef sharks get slaughtered wholesale
Apex predators like sharks play an important role in regulating species dynamics in their marine ecosystems.
The Amazon is no longer a carbon sink. It’s a ‘carbon source’
Areas where deforestation is 30% or more show carbon emissions 10 times higher than where deforestation is lower.
By reducing air pollution we can boost crop yields
The further away plants were from power plants, particularly coal-burning ones, the better their yields.
Why Europe cannot afford to shun nuclear power
With Brussels focusing on decarbonization by means of electrification using solar and wind, the big elephant in the room remains nuclear power.
By phasing out coal-fired plants we can save millions of lives
The burning of fossil fuels also harms us directly by contributing to a variety of diseases, many of them life-threatening.