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November 9th 2021

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Focus on food technology at climate conference ignores what most of the world’s farmers need, experts say Forty-five governments led by the U.K. pledged Saturday to spend billions on transforming the world's farms, fisheries and forests in an effort to make our food more sustainable. Marc Fawcett-Atkinson News, Food Insider \| November 8th 2021

Oceans will determine if we sink or swim when it comes to achieving our climate goals Our oceans are the unsung heroes of climate sequestration and must be factored into international global warming strategies and targets at COP26 or the globe is sunk, says a Canadian scientist. Rochelle Baker News, Island Insider \| November 8th 2021

Could we be turning the corner on climate change? The amazing thing is that if cut to the core message, Al Gore and Greta Thunberg are pretty much saying the same thing at the UN climate conference: The hour is late and we are very far from where we need to be, writes Kairn Carrington. Kairn Carrington Opinion \| November 8th 2021

Obama offers rousing message of hope to adoring crowd at COP26 The popular president stated more international co-operation is needed if the world is to meet crucial climate targets. Nora Legrand News \| November 9th 2021

UBC prof’s Mother Tree research branches out to Hollywood movie deal Prof. Suzanne Simard says she's overwhelmed by the newfound celebrity status but wants to continue her focus on saving the forests. Dirk Meissner News \| November 8th 2021

Lack of demographic data causing gaps in COVID-19 vaccine policy Advocates worry that without good information from the provinces, certain groups may be left vulnerable to the virus and disproportionately punished by vaccine mandates. Laura Osman News \| November 8th 2021

More than 19K Canadians died from causes other than COVID during pandemic, StatCan finds According to Statistics Canada, approximately 19,488 more Canadians died between March 2020 and July 2021 beyond the toll taken by the COVID-19 pandemic. Laura Osman News \| November 8th 2021

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