With humans destroying tropical rainforests faster than any other type of woodland, the world’s largest living store of greenhouse gas is rapidly vanishing — along with hopes of avoiding catastrophic climate change
Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory – Derailing EU rules on new GMOs
Files expose lobbying tactics to deregulate new GMOs Read here
Aviation
Oeko-Institut: No safe landing – the ICAO must adopt a more ambitious climate goal for international aviation
The climate impact of aviation is three times higher than from aircrafts’ CO2 emissions alone. Reducing that overall impact is critical for achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. Read Here Photo Credit: Eric Prado
Austerity
Amnesty International – Spain: Cruel austerity measures leave patients suffering
While corporate media is talking up the EU’s “robust recovery”, especially in Spain, on the ground things are apparently very different. Read here
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