Dr Jacqueline Rowarth: Why veganism won t save the world
19 Jan, 2021 12:00 AM
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The Country
Opinion: In no case will a vegan diet be better for the planet than a moderate omnivorous diet, writes Dr Jacqueline Rowarth.
Veganism will not save the planet from climate change under current population growth scenarios.
The scientific facts are clear. A diet including a moderate amount of meat and dairy products, sourced from efficient (most product for fewest greenhouse gases (GHG)) farmers, delivers the required nutrients per person for least environmental impact.
This includes water use and nitrogen loss as well as the GHG. It also includes the impact of agricultural land use expansion and consequent impacts on biodiversity.
Armin Laschet: Moderate And Merkel Loyalist By Femke COLBORNE
on January 16 2021 10:09 PM
Armin Laschet, the new head of Germany s conservative CDU party, is a sworn European and defender of multiculturalism who has promised to continue the centrist course of Chancellor Angela Merkel.
The affable 59-year-old was elected as head of the CDU on Saturday, beating corporate lawyer Friedrich Merz and foreign affairs expert Norbert Roettgen.
The CDU chairman traditionally leads the party and its CSU Bavarian sister party to the polls, meaning Laschet is in with a fighting chance of becoming Germany s next chancellor.
A soft-spoken political moderate with a reputation for pragmatism, Laschet is currently the leader of Germany s most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Merkel Urges Moderate Leader On Eve Of Key Party Chairman Vote
01/15/21 AT 2:58 PM
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday urged her conservative Christian Democrats to remain a centrist party, signalling her rejection of nemesis Friedrich Merz who is frontrunner for the post of party chairman.
The CDU will elect a new leader on Saturday in a key vote that could define what the party will look like in a post-Merkel era. As a people s party of the centre, we naturally seek solutions that balance out conflicts and always promote . social cohesion, Merkel told delegates at the opening of an online conference to pick the party s next leader.
Knopp Biosciences LLC: Knopp Biosciences Announces Positive Top-Line Results from the Phase 2 EXHALE Trial of Oral Dexpramipexole in Moderate-to-Severe Eosinophilic Asthma
Reduction in blood eosinophil count correlated with clinically important improvement in lung function
Knopp Biosciences LLC today announced positive top-line results in a Phase 2 dose-ranging trial of the novel oral drug dexpramipexole in patients with moderate-to-severe eosinophilic asthma.
The EXHALE study met its primary endpoint, with dexpramipexole demonstrating a statistically significant, dose-dependent reduction in blood absolute eosinophil count (AEC) from Baseline to Week 12 compared to placebo when added to standard of care. The magnitude of change in blood AEC was consistent with the eosinophil depletion seen in previous clinical trials of dexpramipexole in other indications.