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Ecumenical Greens: the rise in centrist environmental politics

Business Green

When you think of Green Parties, no matter the country you're in, you instinctively associate them with left-wing politics. Instead, Sustainable New Zealand will work with major parties on either side of the political spectrum, giving them a stronger hand in negotiating to get as many environmental policies into government.

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Net Zero: Public taking steps to cut emissions, but fear leadership lacking

Business Green

Concern over climate change far outstripped other issues, with just 12 per cent selecting nuclear war as the "biggest risk to Earth's future", and only five and seven per cent highlighting the misuse of artificial intelligence and biotechnology, respectively.

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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?

Grist

For years, controversy has swirled around the ethics of using novel biotechnology for species conservation. His relatives participated in political acts such as the occupation of Wounded Knee by Indigenous people from across the U.S., (Transgenic organisms contain DNA from other species.)

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Therme Art unveils 3 urban sustainability projects at Venice Architecture Biennale

AGreenLiving

curator-architect Hashim Sarkis has called upon designers to invent a new spatial contract in the context of growing political and economic divides. Resurrecting the Sublime is an immersive installation merging art and biotechnology. With this year’s Venice Architecture Biennale theme, How will we live together?

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WCS Event: More Women on Corporate Boards | February 20, 2020

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

degree (honors) in computer and information science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and studied international political economy at the University of Copenhagen. Yoler has been very active in continuing her education at Stanford in board governance, biotechnology, biochemistry, neuropsychology, neuroscience and geology.

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How farmers and seaweed can help tackle ocean pollution

Business Green

Just ask Luis Lombana, CEO of Ficosterra , a Spanish marine biotechnology company that makes fertilisers from an unexpected source: seaweed. It won't take all the countries in the world coming to an agreement to get started, just pockets of political will. Farmers as a group don't typically embrace change.

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Behind from the start: The UK is failing to invest in alt-proteins while the world marches on

Business Green

Politically, investment in this sector not only aligns with the government's openly stated goals of becoming a science and innovation superpower and reaching net zero, it would also support the levelling up agenda.