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‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’

UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’

The unsustainable production of food and fossil fuels causes $5bn (£3.8bn) of environmental damage per hour, according to a major UN report.

Ending this harm was a key part of the global transformation of governance, economics and finance required “before collapse becomes inevitable”, the experts said.

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© Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

© Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

© Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

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Canada may approve a new oil pipeline. First Nations fear another ‘worst-case scenario’

Mark Carney is considering lifting a tanker ban that has protected coastal communities for 53 years

The distress call went out to the Canadian coast guard station after midnight on an October night. The Nathan E Stewart, an American-flagged tugboat, sailing through the light winds and rain of the central British Columbia coast, had grounded on a reef.

The captain tried to reverse, moving the rudder from hard over port to hard over starboard. The boat pivoted but did not move, and the tug repeatedly struck the sea bed.

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© Photograph: Michael DeFreitas North America/Alamy

© Photograph: Michael DeFreitas North America/Alamy

© Photograph: Michael DeFreitas North America/Alamy

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80 ans après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le Pacifique paie encore le prix caché du conflit

Quatre-vingts ans après la capitulation japonaise, près de 3 800 épaves militaires jonchent encore le fond du Pacifique. Ces vestiges de guerre libèrent des substances toxiques dans l'océan, empoisonnant les écosystèmes marins. Le réchauffement climatique aggrave désormais cette pollution...

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