Why Beto’s Climate Plan Is So Surprising

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https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/04/beto-2020-why-his-climate-change-plan-surprises-experts/588328/ Previously light on policy, his campaign has—for the moment—the most detailed plan on climate change in the Democratic primary. ROBINSON MEYER 7:00 AM ET Beto O’Rourke spoke in Yosemite National Park, saying that California has already been transformed by climate change.MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ / AP The first 2020…

Nature loss: Major report to highlight ‘natural and human emergency’

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By Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent 28 April 2019 Related Topics London climate change protests https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-48059043 Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Scientists and government officials meet this week in Paris to finalise a key assessment on humanity’s relationship with nature. The Intergovernmental Panel for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, or IPBES, will issue the first…

New EPA document tells communities to brace for climate change impacts

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Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis, The Washington Post April 27, 2019 https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/science-environment/article/New-EPA-document-tells-communities-to-brace-for-13801870.php Schoolchildren play on melting ice on April 18 in the climate change-affected Yupik Eskimo village of Napakiak on the Yukon Delta in Alaska. Photo: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images The Environmental Protection Agency published a 150-page document this past week with a…

Meat Substitutes Market Increasing R&D Efforts and Innovation to Propel the Expansion in years of (2017 – 2026)

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April 26, 2019 Neha https://newdailyherald.com/2019/04/26/meat-substitutes-market-increasing-rd-efforts-and-innovation-to-propel-the-expansion-in-years-of-2017-2026/ Many animal-related disease outbreaks that include swine flu and bird flu over the recent past have led consumers across the globe to shift toward a more vegan diet, influencing meat substitute consumption as a result. Trend toward vegan diet is also being supported by…