Cities and states in the US will be able to sue massive fossil fuel polluters thanks to a Supreme Court decision. As the climate crisis worsens, local governments are taking energy giants to court. Big Oil appealed five of these local cases to America’s Supreme Court. But the court declined to hear them- setting an important precedent for future lawsuits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Globally, the consumption of animal source foods including meat, eggs and milk can help to reduce stunting, wasting and overweight amongst children, according to a new UN report.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The cost of lithium, an essential component in EV batteries, has dropped by nearly 20% since January while the price of cobalt, also an important material for batteries, has fallen over 50%; the price of copper has dipped nearly 20%. Unsurprisingly, the sales of electric vehicles have sharply risen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While humans have been evolving for millions of years, the past 12,000 years have been among the most dynamic and impactful for the way we live today, according to an anthropologist who organized a special journal feature on the topic in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Our latest World Economic Outlook forecasts that growth will slow from 3.4 percent last year to 2.8 percent this year. Growth is then expected to accelerate to 3 percent next year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Among all greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is the highest contributor to global warming. If we do not take action by 2100, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the average temperature of our world will increase by about 34 degrees Fahrenheit. Finding effective ways to capture and store CO2 has been a challenge for researchers and industries focused on combating global warming, and Amir Barati Farimani has been working to change that. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The first-and-only AO postbiotic developed specifically for layers, using patent pending technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dry-spells known as flash droughts, with a surprisingly rapid onset and often devastating impact, are becoming more frequent as human activity warms the planet, according to a study published Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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South African businesses and consumers must brace for long weeks of load shedding ahead until at least March 2024, a new report by the Centre for Risk Analysis (CRA) has highlighted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since the 1950s, humanity has produced an estimated 8.3 billion tons of plastic, adding a further 380 million tons to this amount each year. Only 9% of this gets recycled. The inevitable result is that plastic is everywhere, from the depths of the oceans to the summit of Everest—and notoriously, inside the tissues of humans and other organisms. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An international research team led by Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany, determined that Troodon, a dinosaur very close to modern birds, was a warm-blooded animal (an endotherm), but had a reproductive system similar to that of modern reptiles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Yields in Africa’s smallholder-based farming system have remained stubbornly below the global average for years. The continent is not producing enough of its own food and spends almost $50bn annually importing food, a figure which is predicted to double by 2030 if productivity gains cannot be achieved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The surge in food and energy prices during the past few years has fueled inflation and hurt growth. Prices of food and energy commodities increased steadily following the onset of the pandemic and reached historic highs after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The fruit of the cocklebur plant, which grows worldwide and is often considered a noxious weed, has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory components that could make it useful as a skin protectant, according to new research. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The South African government had been expected to hike up the Health Promotion Levy on Sugary Beverages last month: but decided instead to keep it at its current rate for the next two years. That’s welcome news to the country’s sugar industry, which had campaigned tirelessly against the ‘job-killing’ increase. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Synthetic fertilizers have allowed us to feed the world. Around half of humanity relies on them. They’re not only important for food production and nutrition, but they’re important for the environment too. We’ve seen massive increases in crop yields – partly due to fertilizers – and this means we need less farmland. Less farmland means less deforestation and more space for wildlife. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This past week the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its monthly flagship report, the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report. This report provides insight into the global production conditions of the major grains and oilseeds Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saildrone surveyed more than 45,000 square kilometers of previously unknown ocean floor around Alaska’s Aleutian Islands and off the California coast to address ocean exploration gaps in remote areas. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

About 25 million kilometres of new roads are expected to be built around the world by 2050. Along with power lines and railways, roads cut through the landscape everywhere, disrupting ecosystems. This linear infrastructure prevents animals from moving safely around their habitat. It also reduces access to the resources they need, like food, sufficient space and mating partners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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African researchers will receive grants worth tens of thousands of dollars to study the impact of solar geoengineering despite concerns from environmental activists that solar radiation management could deepen climate injustices and carbon colonialism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China used as much cement in three years as the US did in the entire 20th century” is a headline that has been repeated over and over.I’m skeptical of most statistics that go viral, so had to double-check and calculate the numbers myself.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Economists will be studying the pandemic for generations to learn from the dramatic global downturn and the ensuing credit crunch, but one important lesson about the scope of action needed to contain the next global crisis is already coming into focus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Economists are sounding the alarm over South Africa’s increasing debt burden and particularly its debt-servicing costs which threaten to drag the country into a debt spiral. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

South Africa’s agricultural sector is feeling the effects of the country’s power crisis, with the power cuts grinding South Africa’s food sector to a halt, as farmers struggle to adapt to the dysfunction.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The economic headwinds that faced Asia and the Pacific last year have started to fade. Global financial conditions have eased, food and oil prices are down, and China’s economy is rebounding. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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As the world population continues to grow and the human population becomes more urbanized, there is an increasing demand for food. This has led to a rise in the use of agricultural technology and innovations to meet and sustain the demand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In advertising and in the media, we can often observe that milk is portrayed as something that can easily be substituted by the so called "alternatives": plant-based drinks. Although both categories of drinks are white, this is where the similarities end. First of all, it is important to be precise with the definition, in the EU, purely plant-based products cannot be marketed with designations such as ‘milk’, ‘cream’, ‘butter’, ‘cheese’ or ‘yoghurt’, which are reserved by EU law for animal products. In the US, the debate is still open. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fish welfare legislation is urgently needed to protect farmed fish from cruelty, says Compassion in World Farming as a new scientific study published yesterday (6th February 2023) shows that the number of farmed fish has more than doubled since 2007. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The primary ingredient in rice and a naturally occurring polymeric carbohydrate is rice starch. It is an insoluble white powder that contains both amylose and amylopectin in its natural state. Similar to rice, its composition and structure can vary substantially. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

FNB Wealth and Investments’ Wayne McCurrie predicts that inflation is going to plummet by the end of 2023, surprising virtually everyone.The South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) increased interest rates by 25 basis points (bp) in January 2023, taking the country’s repo rate to 7.25%. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The global economy is poised to slow this year, before rebounding next year. Growth will remain weak by historical standards, as the fight against inflation and Russia’s war in Ukraine weigh on activity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Based on differences in GDP per capita, the index suggests the rand is 36.4% undervalued and should be at around R10.94 to the dollar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.