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17/12/21
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Farewell from Struggles From Below 👋
Sadly, this will be the last edition of The SFB Weekly – and the publication as a whole. Try as we might, we just haven't quite been able to find a sustainable business model for the magazine and, looking forward, the headwinds in the wider media industry appear too turbulent to navigate for a tadpole like us. As we round out the year, this seems a good time to make a clean break and discontinue publishing for an indefinite period. Saying that, we do hope (perhaps with more heart than head) to be back at some point in the future, and we'll obviously keep you updated if and when that happens.
Anyway, I just want to finish off by saying such a huge thank you for all your time and support over the past two and a half years. It truly has been a pleasure to bring Struggles >From Below to you and, personally, one of the most fulfilling experiences of my professional life. To the readers, thank you for your time and attention, both of which need to be so delicately budgeted in this era of information abundance; and to the patrons, thank you for your extremely kind and generous support, without which none of this would've been possible (and we'll obviously cease the payments from today).
In the words of the great Vinnie Jones: "It's been emotional."
All the best,
Ollie
Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Struggles From Below
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In our top read this week, Reasons to be Cheerful's Eric Krebs discovers that 2021 was the year cargo shipping pivoted green.
The fundamental building block of modern life is a corrugated steel rectangle eight feet wide, eight-and-a-half feet tall and 20 feet long. In the 65 years since its invention, the standardised shipping container has revolutionised the global economy, making global exchange cheaper and more efficient than ever before. In 2020, despite the pandemic downturn, cargo ships moved nearly 60 trillion ton-miles worth of goods, almost twice the global total at the turn of the millennium.
As Christmas approaches, the majority of gifts that end up under trees — not to mention the lights, ornaments and decorative Santas — will have made the journey on one of these ships. The environmental impact is notable. Today, cargo ships carry some 90 percent of the world’s goods and account for three percent of man-made carbon emissions. Taken as a whole, the global shipping industry emits about as much carbon as Germany.
Until recently, the shipping industry trailed other carbon-intensive industries, like vehicles and electric power, in its commitments to reduce emissions. But 2021 was a pivot point. The push toward a zero-carbon shipping industry gained significant momentum, bringing the world closer to a future in which goods are sent across oceans with minimal impact on the climate.
Read the article
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What we're reading:
Creating a better leaf
Could tinkering with photosynthesis prevent a global food crisis? THE NEW YORKER
Reweaving the wild
Human roads have utterly fragmented the world of wild animals but the engineering to reconnect the pieces is in our grasp. AEON
The surgeons who can operate from anywhere in the world
While robotic surgery has been possible for several years, the equipment has been prohibitively expensive for many parts of the world and requires specialist training to use. But what if specialists could just dial in to an operation from a phone or tablet? BBC FUTURE
To regrow forests, the US needs billions of seeds – and many more 'seed hunters'
Skilled collectors are becoming rarer, undermining the nation’s ambitious tree planting goals. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Darwin in a lab: Coral evolution tweaked for global warming
Scientists are trying to speed up coral’s evolutionary clock to breed “super corals” that can better withstand the impacts of global warming. AP NEWS
‘Gentle giants’: rangers prepare for return of wild bison to UK
Animals arrive in Kent in spring 2022 and will create forest clearings – described as ‘jet fuel for biodiversity’. THE GUARDIAN
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One to ponder:
How to know what you really want
From career choices to new purchases, use René Girard’s mimetic theory to resist the herd and forge your own path in life. PSYCHE
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Quote of the week:
"We can understand things better. We can never understand things fully." – David Deutsch
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Song of the week:
Bob Dylan - Restless Farewell
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