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Carbon leakage – preventing firms from avoiding emissions rules
Parliament wants an ambitious carbon levy on imported goods to stop companies from avoiding emissions rules by moving outside the EU, a practice known as carbon leakage.
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Power struggle imperils Sudan’s future, ‘lights fuse that could detonate across borders’
António Guterres was addressing an emergency session of the UN Security Council in New York, and again demanded an end to the fighting between troops loyal to Sudanese Armed Forces…
Nature
‘Methane blockers’ on British cows to reduce carbon emissions
Cows in the UK may be given "methane blockers" in a bid to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, the Guardian reports. The proposal comes after a consultation launched in August…
Europe
Human rights breaches in Russia, Afghanistan and Nigeria
On Thursday, the European Parliament adopted three resolutions on human rights breaches in Russia, Afghanistan and Nigeria.
Education
Does Removing Criminal Penalties for Drug Use Lead to More Drug Use?
The debate over drug use legalization has gone on for years, with little progress being made towards a compromise that meets the interests of all sides. On the one hand,…
Environment
Antarctic ice melting slows the circulation of water in the world’s oceans
The rapid melting of Antarctic ice is dramatically slowing the circulation of water in the world's oceans and could have catastrophic effects on global climate, the marine food chain and…
Europe
SHRINES, a new consortium is born to increase security in places of worship
A new project is launched aiming to help protect and increase the security of places of worship. "The SHRINES project recently established the European network for safety and security management in…
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Smart pills to help diagnose gut disorders
[ad_1] New technology improves capability to monitor exact locations in the body. The idea of journeying inside the human body to solve health problems has been around at least since…
Human Rights
First Person: Why indigenous peoples can help save the planet
“For indigenous peoples, the land, the forest, water, is life. We depend on the natural environment, and we care for our surroundings. Managing natural resources is a strong part of…
Books
A unique Ptolemy manuscript has been discovered in a medieval palimpsest
In a parchment on which the work of an early medieval author was written, scientists found a description of a meteoroscope - a unique instrument of an ancient astronomer, which…