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‘It smells like a rancid fish and chip shop’: at sea with the Antarctic’s krill supertrawlers
The fishery is regulated but experts say it is wrecking the food chain. Gordon Peake joined a Sea Shepherd mission to observe the giant ships compete for catch.
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How the meat industry is quietly keeping its emissions off the climate agenda
Meat and dairy giants have been accused of halting climate progress by cozying up to policymakers to justify the soaring growth of animal agriculture.
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King penguins are benefiting from climate change — at least for now
King penguins are adapting to climate change in a way that seems to help them breed successfully, which is unusual.
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Mexico’s push for US natural gas sparks community opposition and threatens its climate pledges
Mexico is already the world's single largest buyer of U.S. natural gas. But it's building infrastructure that will bring in even more.
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California takes Trump administration to court over plans to restart oil pipelines
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing the Trump administration for approving an oil company's plans to restart two oil pipelines along the state's coast.
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EU's farming funding heavily favors animal agriculture, study finds
A recent study reveals the European Union's agricultural subsidies disproportionately favor animal farming over plant cultivation, posing environmental challenges.
In short:
- The EU's Common Agriculture Policy allocates four times more public money to animal farming than to plants, impacting climate goals.
- Livestock farming's inefficiency is spotlighted by its higher land use for protein production compared to plants.
- Despite reforms, a significant portion of subsidies still supports environmentally harmful practices.
Key quote:
"We're incentivizing the worst-case scenario."
— Paul Behrens, environmental change researcher at Leiden University
Why this matters:
The emphasis on animal agriculture plays a significant role in influencing climate change, primarily due to its substantial greenhouse gas emissions, land and water use, and contribution to deforestation. This sector is one of the largest contributors to environmental issues that affect climate change.
As the plant-based and cell-cultured "meat" industry grows, policymakers are increasingly looking to influence labelling — which could shape consumer acceptance.
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