They estimated that fossil fuels, farming and fisheries could inflict up to$ 25 trillion a year in accounted costs — equivalent to a quarter of global GDP.“ We’re just neglecting those trade offs, ” economist James Vause, who contributed to the report, said.... Fisheries were “ approaching tipping points ”, it added. SolutionsAffluence — not need — was largely behind a growing appetite for food that was being met in part through exploitative farming methods that also risked the emergence of new

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three crises, each quite distinct in its origins, but whose consequences are intertwined, writes Valdai

WASHINGTON: India and Malaysia are among several Asian countries restricting exports of certain key commodities as nations try to safeguard supplies over concerns of food security and inflation. Thai producers of sugar, chicken and rice look set to benefit as they enjoy strong harvests this year after back-to-back droughts. Meantime, Brazilians faced the highest-ever levels of hunger in the pandemic, disproportionately affecting the poor and women.In the United States, consumer spending held up

The country has not been as ideologically estranged for generations.... Biden was elected to slake the poison, bridge divides and solve problems.... And Biden's interpretation of tiny Democratic mandates in Congress might have delighted liberals but it has prompted some who saw him as a moderate to wonder whether they misjudged him....

New Year’s resolutions to tackle the crises facing nature and the climate. The National Trust, the

Like many others in the chaotic crowd, Nyoni alternately wears his face mask below his chin or puts it in his pocket. The United Nations Economic Commission on Africa, or ECA, noted in March that about 9 in 10 of the world’s extremely poor people live in Africa.... But in mid-December it said the number of new cases was" currently doubling every five days, the fastest rate this year ” as the delta and omicron variants push up infections.... " But hunger is different: You can’t be put in quaran

THE vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan has unleashed a fresh wave of political instability in the country.... The police action inside the Parliament Lodges in Islamabad on Thursday evening and the arrest of elected JUI-F members indicate that the situation is deteriorating swiftly.... The opposition says they are worried that the government will use force to block the participation in the proceedings of its members who may vote against the prime minister....

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is running headfirst into a number of fires as he makes his first trip to Africa as America's top diplomat. Nearly 10 months into his tenure, Blinken will bring U.S. President Joe Biden's" America's back" mantra to the world's youngest continent.... The top U.S. diplomat for Africa, Ambassador Molly Phee, arrived in Khartoum Sunday--the highest-level American official to visit since Gen.... Abdel-Fattah Burhan and other military leaders detained their civ