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Mass murder of non-humans might yet be enshrined as a crime
Recognition of the need to penalise large-scale ecological destruction is dawning on the International Criminal Court, the European Parliament and even some businesses.
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Resistance movements highlight need for a just energy transition
Place-based resistance is succeeding in curbing both fossil-fuel and low-carbon energy projects, says study.
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Good life for all needs just 40% of today’s energy
Less than 40% of today’s energy use worldwide would be enough to provide decent living standards for a global population of 10 billion people, according to a new research paper.
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World Bank and IMF should make reparations and decolonise, says watchdog
The IMF and the World Bank should make efforts to understand their legacy and take responsibility for historic harm and enduring injustice, concludes a report from The Bretton Woods Project.
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Degrowth promotes cultural as well as economic shifts
The theory and practice of degrowth promote not only an economic reconfiguration but also grassroots and cultural transformations towards a post-growth world, say the authors of a new book, ‘Exploring Degrowth’.
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Land rights empower indigenous peoples to protect climate
Secure land rights are key to the capacity of indigenous communities to respond effectively to the climate crisis — as well as providing them with socio-economic benefits.
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Lawmakers dismiss win-win energy policy and stick with climate violence
Politicians and lawmakers are persistently ignoring a win-win policy proposal that could accelerate progress towards a zero carbon society in a fair and equitable fashion.
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Farming revolution poised to heal the planet
Growing recognition of the need to move from the ecocidal, industrial method of farming to a regenerative approach could bring about a showdown between the prevailing economic paradigm and an emerging culture based on reciprocity and restoration.
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Conflicting loyalties cause confusion as vote splits the Brits
A binary referendum on the UK’s membership of the legal and economic collaboration known as the European Union (EU) has divided and confused its people by forcing them to choose one or other option with little explanatory information, context or insight into the implications. Just over half of them — largely but not exclusively those…
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Leaders of nuclear states unfit to act for peace
A new UN working group on nuclear disarmament has embarked on a series of international meetings taking place through 2016 with a view to harnessing the clear and growing worldwide momentum for a total ban on nuclear weapons. The group’s work is frustrated by the absence of all the world’s nuclear-armed states from the group,…