The growing population
Planting fields with a variety of strains of each plant makes for a resilient crop in the face of global warming. But global markets create other priorities? Nick Easen writes. …
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Episodes in a cereal
Jack Thompson tells the hidden history of pollution, profiteering and protest behind Britain’s favourite breakfast cereal. Weetabix, the compressed wheat biscuit usually served drowned in milk, is a cereal that …
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EU protests UK-Norway deal allowing mackerel overfishing
The European Union protested on Tuesday at a fishing agreement between Britain, Norway, the Faroes and Iceland, saying it could irreversibly damage the dwindling mackerel population in the North Atlantic. …
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How Europe’s new carbon tax on imported goods will change global trade – and our shopping habits
For people living in the EU, the price of their next car, home renovation and even local produce may soon reflect a climate policy that many have never even heard …
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Nowhere to move: How climate change became the property market’s biggest nightmare
Climate change-fuelled risks have now become a “crucial factor in home-buying decisions” for more than 80 per cent of potential buyers. That’s what Zillow, the US’s largest real estate listings …
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Trump admin claims win as UK bows to pressure on NHS drug spending
LONDON — The U.K. has agreed to raise how much its National Health Service spends on new drugs, in a concession made under pressure from the Trump administration in return …
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Budget tax rises to be overshadowed by Bank of England bond sales and losses
The £78bn cumulative tax rises announced by the chancellor in today’s budget risk being wiped out by the £112bn worth of losses the Bank of England due to its active …
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Caroline Lucas Calls for Landmark UK-Europe Energy and Climate Alliance
Former Green Party Leader, and Byline Times columnist Caroline Lucas has called for a new pact with the EU that could deliver abundant cheap, clean energy and reduce pollution dramatically, all …
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The hidden cost of Brazil’s climate crisis for UK supermarkets
Most people in the UK have little idea that the food in their fridge is closely connected to extreme weather now sweeping Brazil. The UK imports more food from Brazil …
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Ireland’s Basic Income for Artists Has Been a Runaway Success. Why Is the Government so Nervous About Expanding It?
In early 2022, Elinor O’Donovan was living in Cork, working part-time as a receptionist, and dedicating the rest of the week to her work as a visual artist. “I was …
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