Opinion / #explainers
For Southeast Asia, it need not be a binary choice between maintaining status quo or pushing for 'degrowth'. Reducing emissions without neglecting job growth imposes lower social costs, and can be a pathway to take for the region.
Carbon & Climate
Global emissions are way off target. What needs to happen?
The overall trend of rising emissions has not been reversed over the last decade meaning there is less time to reach the Paris goal. What urgent steps need to be taken?
The climate crisis is similar to the coronavirus outbreak which has disrupted lives and entire economies. But why has the reaction been different?
Food & Agriculture
Cultured meat? This could create more problems than it solves
Lab-grown meat, otherwise known as clean meat, has been known to consume less energy and water, and emit significantly less greenhouse gases than regular meat. However, new research suggests that its environmental impact in the long run could be higher than that of livestock.
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