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The Cost of Losing Our ‘Sacred Acres’ [1]

In “We Are Eating the Earth,” author Michael Grunwald explains masterfully how good intentions have led us astray over our food system and climate change, writes BookShelf editor Tom Henry. Whether it’s our obsession with meat, myths about biofuels and regenerative agriculture, or feel-good ideas based on bad science, Grunwald argues it’s time for a fundamental shift in values.

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Turkey Proposes Joint Leadership For COP31 With Australia To End Standoff [14]

"Turkey has proposed jointly leading next year's U.N. climate summit with Australia, though the two sides have not yet reached an agreement and the discussions on the hosting standoff remain unresolved, Turkish diplomatic sources said."

Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Public [13]
International [12]
Source: Reuters [16], 11/17/2025
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"Brazil Promotes Biofuels At COP30, But How Clean Are They?" [17]

"Countries are betting big on biofuels, but critics say it could deepen food insecurity and fuel new climate risks."

Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Pollution [20]
Technology [21]
Public [13]
International [12]
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn. [22], 11/17/2025
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"BHP Liable For 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse, UK Court Rules In Mammoth Lawsuit" [23]

"BHP is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London's High Court ruled on Friday, in a lawsuit the claimants' lawyers previously valued at up to 36 billion pounds ($48 billion)."

Disasters [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Justice [26]
Infrastructure [27]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [8]
People & Population [28]
Waste [29]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [13]
International [12]
Australia & Oceania [31]
South America [32]
Source: Reuters [33], 11/17/2025
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"Does Nature Have Rights?" [34]

"By now, we are accustomed to thinking of climate change in terms of human rights. What if we were to think as much about the rights of nature itself – of pets and backyard birds, coyotes and spruce trees, mountains and rivers, ecosystems and the climate, the air that surrounds us?"

Activism [35]
Biodiversity [36]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Studies [37]
Laws & Regulations [19]
Natural Resources [8]
Water & Oceans [30]
Wildlife [38]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [39], 11/14/2025
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Supply Boom In Cheaper Renewables Will Seal End Of Fossil Fuel Era: IEA [40]

"The world is expected to build more renewable energy projects in the next five years than has been rolled out over the last 40, according to the flagship annual report from the International Energy Agency (IEA)."

Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Science [10]
Public [13]
International [12]
Source: Guardian [41], 11/14/2025
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Fossil-Fuel CO2 Emissions To Set New Record In 2025, As Land Sink ‘Recovers’ [42]

"Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and cement will rise around 1.1% in 2025, reaching a record 38.1bn tonnes of CO2 (GtCO2), according to the latest figures from the Global Carbon Project."

Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [4]
Energy & Fuel [18]
Pollution [20]
Science [10]
Public [13]
International [12]
Source: Carbon Brief [43], 11/14/2025
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"The Caribbean Has A Super-Hurricane Problem" [44]

"Caribbean nations face an increasing threat from super hurricanes, which can cost a significant fraction of their GDP. Climate change is expected to make the strongest hurricanes stronger."

Climate Change [4]
Disasters [24]
Environmental Health [25]
Environmental Studies [37]
People & Population [28]
Water & Oceans [30]
Public [13]
National (U.S.) [11]
International [12]
Central America & the Caribbean [45]
Source: Yale Climate Connections [46], 11/13/2025
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"At COP30, Brazilian Meat Giant JBS Recommends Climate Policy" [47]

"The world’s biggest meat company, a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, is leading food-company efforts to engage in climate talks."

Agriculture [3]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
Public [13]
International [12]
Source: Civil Eats [48], 11/13/2025
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Built to Fail: Rules at UN Climate Talks Favor Status Quo, Not Progress [49]

"Experts say stifling bureaucratic procedures that are disconnected from the climate crisis have consistently stalled COP negotiations."

Activism [35]
Climate Change [4]
Environmental Politics [15]
People & Population [28]
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International [12]
Source: Inside Climate News [50], 11/13/2025
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