High-income countries could cut their agricultural emissions by almost two-thirds through dietary change, a study finds. Moving away from animal-based foods could free up an area of land larger than the entire European Union.
Edward O. Wilson, the sometimes-controversial U.S. biologist, professor, and author known as “Darwin’s natural heir”, who studied insects and human behaviour, has died at the age of 92, his foundation said Monday.
The wrapping of ecological disaster with fears of rampant immigration is a narrative that has flourished in far-right fringe movements in Europe and the US. It is now spilling into the discourse of mainstream politics.
George Monbiot says it’s time to stop buying into our own destruction. Instead of focusing on ‘micro consumerist bollocks’ like ditching our plastic coffee cups, we must challenge the pursuit of wealth and level down, not up.
