Source: World Economic Forum (video statements)
This week’s top stories of the week include:
0:15 This plant-based fertilizer can be grown on wastewater – Half of the world’s population depends on fertilizer for the food they eat – but producing that fertilizer generates staggering amounts of CO2. Step up Fyto, whose sustainable fertilizer takes a nuisance aquatic plant – duckweed, or Lemna – and turns it into protein-rich food for crops.
1:54 These young people have a message for world leaders on plastic pollution – These Global Shapers have some words for the governments and business leaders of the world. From a revolution in waste segregation to greater accountability, here’s what the next generation is demanding when it comes to bringing about an end to plastic pollution.
4:25 Extreme weather is causing food price shocks around the world – Global cocoa prices surged 280% in April 2024, a study found, after a blistering heatwave in Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. And global coffee prices spiked 55% in August 2024 after a 2023 drought in Brazil that climate change had made up to 30 times more likely.
5:59 Countries have a legal duty to fight climate change, says the UN’s World Court – The International Court of Justice has just issued a landmark ruling. It said nations have a duty to stop environmental harm and respect people’s rights to a healthy environment. And that if countries don’t reduce emissions, they could be in breach of international law.
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