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26th March 2021


Web p35 seeds of science

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Georgina Phillips

Are you an environment and sustainability professional with an interest in books and science? Marek Bidwell is hosting the next IEMA Book Club with Mark Lynas, author of Seeds of Science: Why we got it so wrong on GMOs.

Defra is currently consulting on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in the UK. The technique promises many benefits. However, many fear it is a ploy by corporations to put farmers in a lifetime of debt and dependency. For or against GM? Join the discussion

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All We Can Save: Truth, courage, and solutions for the climate crisis

Edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K Wilkinson

Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage and solutions to lead humanity forward.

The Economisation of Climate Change: How the G20, the OECD and the IMF address fossil fuel subsidies and climate finance

Jakob Skovgaard

This book explores how the G20, International Monetary Fund and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have addressed climate finance and fossil fuel subsidies, and the consequences of the economisation of climate change.

National Climate Change Acts: The emergence, form and nature of national framework climate legislation

Edited by Thomas L Muinzer

This ground-breaking book collects contributions from leading climate and energy law scholars and provides the first major study of national climate change acts.

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