Around and around on circularity
If the level of enthusiasm around the world is matched by a concomitant level of action, our circular future will be bright.
At fashion’s big gathering, calls for inclusivity and circularity
Could we work towards a circular fashion system by deepening our understanding of the positive impact realizable on humans across the industry?
Closing borders to plastics can create even more barriers to a circular economy
The plastic trade wars threaten countries without domestic recycling systems — which they’re unlikely to build in the next decade.
New Research for Week #24, 2019
Posted on 18 June 2019 by SkS-Team A note of appreciation and a changing of the guardFor the past over eight years Skeptical Science staff volunteer Ari Jokimäki has produced a weekly list of links to recent academic publications concerning…
High-income countries are driving the extinction of the world’s primates
Consumer demand for meat, soy, palm oil, and more has resulted in 60% of primate species facing extinction.
Call to arms: how can Australia avoid a slow and painful decline?
Australia is at a crossroads. Drift towards a future of slow decline economically and socially or, if action is taken now to address our most important challenges, create a future of greater prosperity for all, globally competitive industries and a…
Global commodities trade and consumption place the world’s primates at risk of extinction
A recent study highlights the fact that the economic benefits of commodity export for primate habitat countries has been limited relative to the extreme environmental costs of pollution, habitat degradation, loss of biodiversity, continued food insecurity and the threat of emerging diseases.
Radical action needed to hit UK’s zero-carbon target | Letters
Theresa May is deceiving us, either deliberately or through ignorance, with regard to the goal of reducing carbon emissions to zero by 2050 (May puts 2050 zero emission target into law, 12 June). This is impossible for any economy based…
A shady spot may protect species against rapid climate warming
A shady refuge on a hot day could be more than a simple comfort in a warming world. Finding a cooler spot might save several species that would otherwise go extinct due to global warming, according to a new analysis.
Salmonella resistant to antibiotics of last resort found in US
Researchers have found a gene that gives Salmonella resistance to antibiotics of last resort in a sample taken from a human patient in the US The find is the first evidence that the gene mcr-3.1 has made its way into the US from Asia.
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