One of the most charming qualities of trees is their ability to absorb atmospheric CO2, and the loss of large tracts of forested land is widely imagined as a contributing factor to global warming. Except it’s just not true, as Alexander Hammond points out in Human Progress, noting that environmental activists’ claims about […]
Startups and agri-giants all over the world are engaged in a race to make fake meat that looks, feels, and tastes real — combining the virtues of plant-based protein or lab-grown cells with the enjoyment of a slab of real beef (or pork or chicken). And for reasons that aren’t entirely clear Israeli […]
“EU-India: a renewed strategic partnership, or business as usual?” By Stefania Bengalia, courtesy of CEPS In 2004, India and the European Union signed a strategic partnership, based on the shared values and principles of democracy, the rule of law, human rights and the promotion of peace and stability. Today, though, free trade negotiations […]
