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Leaked documents reveal ISO's geoengineering plans
In early August, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported that the ISO, a corporate-driven standards organization, was moving forward with a new standard that could undermine existing climate standards, which included mentions of geoengineering.
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Now in French!
The Big Bad Fix, book on geoengineering by ETC Group, BiofuelWatch and the Heinrich Boell Foundation, now available in French.
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Synthetic biology on the loose
The expert group that will be filing a report with recommendations to the UN Convention on Biodiversity met in early June, and examined a variety of emerging uses of synthetic biology. Jim Thomas was there representing ETC.
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A review of the evidence for bias and conflict of interest in the IUCN report on synthetic biology and gene drive organisms
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Amidst crises and buzzwords, the idea that we should examine technologies' impacts is gaining ground
The following is an excerpt from ETC Group's May 2019 newsletter. To receive regular updates, sign up (see right sidebar)!
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Some likely effects of lab-grown meat-like substances on farmers, food systems and the climate
The global meat industry is estimated to be worth over $1 trillion USD in 2019, and is projected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2022.
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Download the PDF file to learn the basics of petri proteins in a document prepared by ETC Group with additional research by Dr Elisabeth Abergel, for the International Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied Workers' Associations (IUF).
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High-Emitting, Oil-Producing Countries Block Progress on Geoengineering Governance at United Nations
Civil society reiterates call for a ban on geoengineering
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Peasant-led Agroecology and Food Sovereignty Feeds the World
More than a set of agricultural practices, agroecology is profoundly political, intertwined with food sovereignty and peasants’ and farmers’ rights.
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