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Meat consumption threatens international climate commitments
Rising demand from emerging markets puts pressure on South American forests, emissions targets
Argentina
Caption: Presidents Macri and Xi (image:Casa Rosada)
With new allies, Argentina reassesses its relationship with China
Macri and Xi agree new action plan but accession to Belt and Road and key nuclear projects stall
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Fossil fuels distance Argentina from G20 goals
Coal, oil and gas subsidies persist in world’s 20 largest economies despite longstanding pledge
Caption: Mauricio Macri, president of G20 host Argentina, meets Angela Merkel, Chancellor of former host Germany (image: G20 Argentina)
G20 must boost action on climate change
New report argues for a clean break from fossil fuels as countries prepare for Argentina summit
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Argentina’s seed war
A rural movement that pits shared knowledge against copyrights is growing in rural Argentina
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Future of the Antarctic at stake
In Australia, leaders will vote on marine protections as pressure grows to prioritise biodiversity
Caption: Argentina has experienced numerous protests under President Macri (image: Monk Fotografía)
Crisis hits Argentina and its commodity export model
The exchange of raw materials for manufactures has devastating impacts on the economy and forests
Caption: Chilean salmon farms are looking to boost sales to China (image: Sam Beebe)
Chile and Argentina scale up salmon farming
Growing market, weaker rules in China precipitate a boom that threatens Patagonia’s biodiversity
Caption: The coastguard in pursuit of the Jing Yuan 626, a vessel found fishing illegally in Argentine waters in February 2018. (Image: Naval Prefecture)
Argentina, the next battleground for illegal fishing
Pressure mounts on countries to reform fishing practices in the South Atlantic
Caption: Argentine president Mauricio Macri addresses delegates at the World Trade Organisation’s 11th ministerial conference in Buenos Aires in December (image: WTO/ Cuika Foto)
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Paris and Buenos Aires: different host cities, similar climate challenges
With careful diplomacy, high-level meetings in France and Argentina can spur climate action