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Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 years

Landmark review says urgent action needed to conserve resources and save ecosystems that supply fresh water

The Guardian - UK

Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?

The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating

The Guardian - UK

Consumerism and the climate crisis threaten equitable future for humanity, report says

The Earth Commission says hope lies in sustainable lifestyles, a radical transformation of global politics and fair distribution of resources

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Shifting to Sustainable Global Food Systems Could Create £7.9tn Trillion a Year, Research Shows

Food insecurity places a strain on medical systems, with the study anticipating that by 2050, 640 million people will be underweight, highlighting the compelling financial incentives that come hand in hand with adopting more eco-friendly agricultural practices.

International Business Times UK

Move to sustainable food systems could bring $10tn benefits a year, study finds

Existing production destroys more value than it creates due to medical and environmental costs, researchers say

The Guardian - UK

How industrial agriculture is disturbing the nitrogen cycle and undermining conditions for life on Earth

Six of our nine planetary boundaries have now been crossed – and industrial agriculture are the main culprit. That is what a team of scientists under Johan Rockström reported in an article published in September..

The Conversation

Root and branch reform: if carbon markets aren’t working, how do we save our forests?

The world has looked to offsetting schemes to protect forests, fund conservation and fight the climate crisis – but many fail to fulfil their promises. Here are five ways to keep our forests standing

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Beyond Montreal: a year on has the world lived up to the promises made at nature summit?

As Colombia announces it will host the next biodiversity meeting, there is cautious optimism about the progress made since Cop15

The Guardian - UK

Critical or concerning? Cop28 debates role of carbon markets in climate crisis

Supporters say carbon credits can fund solutions, but others say they allow companies to avoid reducing emissions

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Fossil fuel phase-out will ‘not avert climate breakdown without protections for nature’

Top climate scientist says carbon sinks such as forests and wetlands vital to keeping temperature rise below 1.5C

The Guardian - UK

Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find

First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emerged

The Guardian - UK

Can democracy survive the polycrisis?

We are living in troubled times. Too much is happening too fast. People are confused. The Columbia University economic historian Adam Tooze has, indeed, popularised a word for it. He calls it a "polycrisis".

Bangkok Post

Number of city dwellers lacking safe water to double by 2050

UN report predicts water demand will increase by 80% as crisis threatens to get out of control

The Guardian - UK

Freddy and the Ice: Messages From the Future

Two new things on the climate front this week, both bad news. Typhoons used to be like drive-by shootings: one pass, one hit and then gone. Now they're starting to come back for a second hit.

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Will Steffen, ‘courageous’ climate scientist, dies in Canberra aged 75

Steffen remembered as a ‘truly leading thinker’ and someone who influenced scientific agenda and governments worldwide

The Guardian - UK

Environmental justice targets needed to cut global inequality, say researchers

Plan unveiled at Davos to find fair limits on impact of climate and other crises, which most affect poorer countries

The Guardian - UK

Greenwashing or a net zero necessity? Climate scientists on carbon offsetting

Carbon offsets can help achieve emissions goals, some experts argue, while others say they are actively dangerous

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Cop27 climate summit: window for avoiding catastrophe is closing fast

The effects of global heating could soon reach a tipping point, but scientists fear that the meeting in Egypt will become bogged down in recriminations

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World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies

Key UN reports published in last two days warn urgent and collective action needed – as oil firms report astronomical profits

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