For most of us, the world’s insects are doubly vital to our well-being, a growing body of research is finding. But warnings by scientists of a probable insect apocalypse are steadily growing more frequent and urgent.
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"What we are seeing is not development. This is exploitation." Ahmed Manjang, Gambian biologist, Yahoo News, March 30 2021. In addition to the fishmeal factories, China s distant water fishing fleet is depleting the fish stocks of Western Africa,
If China were serious about reducing emissions, that intent would have been evident from its new five-year plan for the years 2021-2025, released in March. This plan, however, has been described as containing little more than vague commitments to tackle carbon dioxide emissions.
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Wall Street Journal wrote in an editorial in February, initiatives like this explain why Beijing loves Biden and Paris . They allow China, in the words of the editorial, to get a free carbon ride meaning unfettered economic growth at a time when China is looking to become the world s dominant economic and technological power.