Does growing meat consumption doom the earth to severe warming?
By George Driver 2021-02-22 16:55:40
AAP FactCheck Investigation: Will rising beef and sheep consumption mean the earth inevitably warms by more than two degrees?
The Statement
“If global consumption of beef and sheep continues to rise, eliminating emissions from fossil fuels will not be enough to prevent the earth warming beyond the 2C outer boundary set by the Paris agreement on climate change.”
Peter Singer, bioethics professor, January 31, 2021.
The Analysis
Renowned Australian philosopher Peter Singer has claimed that if meat consumption continues to grow, it won’t be possible to limit global warming to two degrees – even if emissions from burning fossil fuels are stopped.
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Philosophy professor awarded fellowship to probe issue of resiliency
Florida State University Philosophy Professor John Schwenkler (FSU Photo/Bruce Palmer)
A Florida State University philosophy professor has been offered a prestigious faculty fellowship from the Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study.
Professor of Philosophy John Schwenkler will spend the 2021-2022 academic year at the University of Notre Dame, researching the topic of resilient self-belief as a visiting faculty fellow thanks to the $52,000 fellowship.
“Yearlong fellowships like this are highly competitive. The NDIAS had more than 160 applicants this year, so receiving it is a tremendous honor,” Schwenkler said. “The news that I had been offered the fellowship had me absolutely thrilled.”
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Professor David S. Levine
An Elon Law scholar who teaches and researches on issues related to privacy, intellectual property, and internet law authored a column for WRAL TechWire that raises concerns about changes to copyright law that were rolled into omnibus government funding legislation signed December 27, 2020, by President Donald Trump.
“Changing copyright law under cover of darkness – we deserve better” by Professor David S. Levine looks at how two separate and unrelated copyright bills sponsored by North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis were rolled into legislation that affected continued federal government operations.