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The Cordillera Blanca mountain range in the Peruvian Andes is a region shaped by disaster. Before summiting a peak, farmer and mountain guide Saúl Luciano Lliuya pays his respects by laying coca leaves on the glacial ice. If he fails to show respect, he fears the mountains will be angry and reap havoc on the villagers below. For nearly a decade, Luciano Lliuya has been trying to make an energy giant based 6,500 miles away in Germany pay its respects to these mountains too. His landmark court action’s argument is simple: that climate change makes everyone in the world potential neighbours – so the company, RWE, should accept its share of responsibility for the deadly impacts of climate change in Peru.
As we approach the latest UN climate change conference, COP28, international companies are waking up to the financial risks posed by climate litigation. This is the inside story of Luciano Lliuya’s case, which has made it furthest of all.
The venue for the conference, the United Arab Emirates, is controversial not least because the country plans to increase oil production dramatically over the next few years, and the conference will be presided over by the chief-executive of its state-owned oil company. Here’s what else you should know about the venue for COP28.
Plus, do you struggle to get an appointment with your dentist? Do you even have a dentist? Going without regular checkups can put you at risk of missing signs of mouth cancer. It’s no substitute for seeing a professional, but here’s what you should look out for.
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Mike Herd
Investigations Editor, Insights
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Saúl Luciano Lliuya in front of the district court building in Hamm, Germany, November 2017.
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Noah Walker-Crawford, UCL
If this case succeeds, it could set a precedent to hold major polluters responsible for the effects of climate change – even on the other side of the world.
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UAE state oil company CEO and COP28 president, Sultan Al Jaber.
AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili
Emilie Rutledge, The Open University; Aiora Zabala, The Open University
UAE will preside over talks to limit climate change – despite revelations it plans oil deals.
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Michael Ho, University of Leeds
About half of new mouth cancer diagnoses in the UK are detected late.
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Politics + Society
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Harriet Gray, University of York; Nicola Lester, Cardiff University
Our new research shows the risks of reporting sexual harassment in the military.
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Amy Brown, Swansea University
Single parents need support, not stigma.
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Mark Andrew, City, University of London
The proposed reforms could have unintended negative consequences on leasehold prices and household wealth.
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Arts + Culture
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Eve Patten, Trinity College Dublin
The novel imagines how a society can be gripped by a slow-building authoritarian regime yet continue its mundane daily rituals.
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Michelle Deininger, Cardiff University
Bernice Rubens won the 1970 Booker prize for her novel, The Elected Member, and is the only Welsh person to have ever won the prize.
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José Blázquez, Bournemouth University
Nintendo doesn’t have the best track record of turning their games into successful screen iterations.
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Business + Economy
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Mark Andrew, City, University of London
The proposed reforms could have unintended negative consequences on leasehold prices and household wealth.
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Paul Simmonds, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
The demands on the company are extremely high.
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Peter Wells, Cardiff University
Tesla’s long-delayed entry to the pick-up trucks market starts shipping on November 30.
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Education
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Amy Brown, Swansea University
Single parents need support, not stigma.
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Environment
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Clive Trueman, University of Southampton
My team studied bluefin tuna otoliths to learn why some populations are recovering faster than others.
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Danielle Mariann Dove, University of Surrey
The Victorians were driven to care for their clothes for reasons of thrift, economy and to prevent waste.
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Health
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Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti, University of Cambridge; Stefano Pluchino, University of Cambridge
Fifteen patients receiving an experimental stem cell therapy to treat advanced MS didn’t have the expected deteroriation in their condition.
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C Raina MacIntyre, UNSW Sydney; Ashley Quigley, UNSW Sydney; Haley Stone, UNSW Sydney; Rebecca Dawson, UNSW Sydney
There are a number of pathogens which are reported to be causing the outbreak of respiratory illness in China.
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Science + Technology
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Ola Hall, Lund University; Hamid Sarmadi, Halmstad University; Thorsteinn Rögnvaldsson, Halmstad University
Researchers fed an advanced AI algorithm with satellite photographs to see if it could identify areas of poverty and it interpreted the data through abstract images.
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Clive Trueman, University of Southampton
My team studied bluefin tuna otoliths to learn why some populations are recovering faster than others.
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Worth another look
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Orlaith Darling, Trinity College Dublin
Irish writers have benefited from structural factors in recent years. However, ask them in person and Irish writers are more likely to highlight impediments to producing work.
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