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Representatives of grassroots groups are in South Korea pushing for a cut in worldwide plastics production and pollution

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It's worth noting that giving people smaller plates will nudge people take a bit less on their first helping, preventing waste

It's worth noting that scientists in general don't have a propaganda campaign aimed at undermining their credibility.

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Distinct regions are seeing repeated heat waves so extreme, they cannot be explained by climate models.

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What if the resistance to climate science is not really about science at all?

Environmental groups say weak guidelines risk facilitating “cowboy carbon markets at a time when the world needs a sheriff.”

A new report by the Financial Accountability and Corporate Transparency (FACT) Coalition looking at 230 environmental crimes in countries in the Amazon region provides new insights into how environmental crimes such as illegal mining, logging, and wildlife trafficking are being committed and how their associated profits are being laundered.

Many prosecutors and investigators are currently failing to “follow the money” in environmental crime cases, the report found. In fact, only one in three analyzed cases involved a financial investigation. As a result, many cases yield low-level arrests and seizures while those who are really responsible for the crime – and are benefiting financially from this $281 billion a year illicit economy – walk free. This creates a vicious cycle in which environmental crimes are widely perceived to be “low-risk, high-reward”, thereby attracting increasing interest from criminal groups seeking to benefit. (...)