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British cows could be given ‘methane blockers’ to cut climate emissions

Cows in the UK could be given “methane blockers” to reduce their emissions of the greenhouse gas as part of plans to achieve the country’s climate goals.

Peter Godfrey-Smith: My body resists veganism. What’s the most ethical alternative?

A vegan diet can be hard to adopt, even if you’re convinced it’s the right thing to do. An investigation of three options.

Have we reached ‘peak meat’? Why one country is trying to limit its number of livestock

Dutch farms are feeling the squeeze from EU rules and need to make sweeping changes to the farm system – could a huge producer like the US follow suit?

Solutions

George Monbiot: Embrace what may be the most important green technology ever. It could save us all

Never mind the yuck factor: precision fermentation could produce new staple foods, and end our reliance on farming.

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Replace animal farms with micro-organism tanks, say campaigners

Advocates of plant-based protein say 75% of world’s farmland should be rewilded to reduce emissions

Causes

Felicity Lawrence: Less meat is good for us and the planet – why are politicians shy to say so?

Exploitation is rife in the meat industry, while also being a major source of greenhouse gases. Yet we still subsidise it.

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farm animals

British cows could be given ‘methane blockers’ to cut climate emissions

Peter Godfrey-Smith: My body resists veganism. What’s the most ethical alternative?

Have we reached ‘peak meat’? Why one country is trying to limit its number of livestock

George Monbiot: Embrace what may be the most important green technology ever. It could save us all

Replace animal farms with micro-organism tanks, say campaigners

Irish farmers say they will be forced to cull cows to meet climate targets

Felicity Lawrence: Less meat is good for us and the planet – why are politicians shy to say so?

Vanishing Bayous: On a boat at ground zero for sea level rise

Department of Energy allocates $134 million for fusion funding

Study finds Indigenous territories of Amazon rainforest can protect humans from disease

New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

Judge allows Trump to cut more than $1bn in National Science Foundation grants

Wright and Burgum urge Europe to rethink methane curbs