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AI proliferation will have serious environmental costs

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Recent breakthroughs in AI will intensify the digital economy’s environmental footprint

Environmental activist killings look set to worsen

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Killings of environmental activists worldwide have almost doubled in the last five years and are on an upward trend

Prosperity and sustainability show little correlation

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The mismatch between economic prosperity and environmental sustainability impedes national and global climate action

Colombia coca-deforestation link to face more scrutiny

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COLOMBIA

Coca cultivation undeniably causes environmental damage and deforestation, but not on the scale of some other activities

Beef exports pose wider risks in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

Beef production is a dynamic sector and revenue generator but brings environmental concerns

Pandemic response threatens climate funding shortfall

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Low- and middle-income states must spend more than 1% of GDP a year on environmental protection but budgets may narrow

Pandemic will alter the apparel sector permanently

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The pandemic has altered consumption patterns and deepened environmental concerns in this vital economic sector

China's waste ban will encourage recycling innovation

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On January 1, China, the world's largest waste market, banned 24 grades of waste imports to meet environmental goals

Agribusiness focus risks rise in Brazil deforestation

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BRAZIL

EU hopes that a Mercosur-EU trade deal could increase leverage over Brazil’s environmental policy may prove wrong

Economic risks overshadowed, not extinguished

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Environmental risks dominate the World Economic Forum's global survey ahead of its January 23-26 Davos meeting