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How regulations can tear down the barriers faced by the cultivated meat industry

Business Green

However, the report warns the industry is still a long way from being commercially viable, as well as being acceptable to consumers. "As The BSI report drew comparisons with the electric vehicle industry, where it said the early emergence of standards helped create the 'scaffolding' which has enabled investment in EV and charging innovations.

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The Outlaw Ocean Project Exposes China’s Use Of Forced Uyghur Labour To Supply UK Seafood Industry

DeSmogBlog

The investigation is shocking, no one should ever be treated in that way and work in those conditions ,” Sian Lea, business and human rights manager at London-based human rights nonprofit organisation Anti-Slavery International, told DeSmog. “To The Outlaw Ocean Project/Photographer: Ed Ou, July 9, 2022.

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Will sweat help us survive climate change?

Grist

Even South America, in the throes of winter, saw unbelievable heat: A town in the Chilean Andes topped 100 degrees F — another all-time high. If a widespread power outage hit Phoenix during a heat wave and lasted for days, it could kill thousands and send half the city to the emergency room, according to a recent study.