*McDonald’s and Walmart beef suppliers criticised for "reckless" antibiotics use.*

I've been posting about this danger for many years. These producers are choosing the actions in their short-term best interest, and our government hasn't got the power to force them to follow long-term interests.

*The 1.5C climate goal died at Cop27 — but hope must not.*

Alas, that was our only chance for a world free of blatant changes in weather and climate.

While Covid-19 preoccupied the medical systems of Europe, a million or so people who had contracted cancer did not get tested until late. They may die from this.

Kiribati's president wants the rest of the world to pay the cost of protecting the Kiribati islands from rising seas.

To do this for 10 or 20 years might be feasible. If we curb global heating fast, the problem may then vanish as a result. But if global heating continues unchecked, the idea is hopeless.

Perhaps the president is well aware of this and is actually pushing for the major countries to curb global heating quickly. It is worth a try, for the sake of each and every one of us.

An international vote adopted more protections on sharks, which are being wiped out by the trade in shark fins for Chinese conspicuous consumption.