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Use Covid lessons to curb climate change, Lords tell government

Information campaigns like those used in the Covid-19 pandemic would help individuals act on climate change, a House of Lords report has said.

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Fifty million trapped in modern slavery as Covid, conflict and climate change drive surge

According to the International Labour Organization, compounding crises including the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and conflict have heightened the risk of modern slavery, and experts are concerned the mounting cost of living could worsen the problem.

‘We’re losing our people'

‘We’re losing our people'

COVID-19 ravaged Indigenous tribes in New Mexico. State and federal data reveal how a long legacy of uranium exposure may have made them uniquely vulnerable.
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Air pollution got worse during lockdown in many countries, study finds

Lockdowns imposed to stop the spread of Covid led to “virtually no change” in global average particulate pollution levels during 2020, and in some of the most populous countries pollution increased, according to a study.

Experts say Ukraine war shows we need a new way to feed the world

Experts say Ukraine war shows we need a new way to feed the world

World leaders haven’t learned their lesson from past food crises, experts warn.
Greta Thunberg doesn’t want you to talk about her anymore

Greta Thunberg doesn’t want you to talk about her anymore

The Swedish activist has a new message: Don’t just listen to the science, listen to the most vulnerable.
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George Monbiot: ‘Learning to live with it’? From Covid to climate breakdown, it’s the new way of failing

There is no learning involved in “learning to live with”. It tends to mean an inability to adapt to new realities, and in some cases looks like a total retreat into abstraction.

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