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      href="https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=6179452&post_id=176005502&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=6kxmyq&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjozOTc5NTg3ODYsInBvc3RfaWQiOjE3NjAwNTUwMiwiaWF0IjoxNzYwNDQ5NzQ1LCJleHAiOjE3NjMwNDE3NDUsImlzcyI6InB1Yi02MTc5NDUyIiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.YJG2hXamamV9XBEC7HDD8YBHCcbs7MoFs7C6mTAOPnE" 
      target=_blank>Anger at delay of deforestation regulation</A></H1>
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      dir=auto>"Suggestions that it might not be completed one year later are 
      simply unacceptable.”</H3>
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                        href="https://substack.com/@eoinhiggins" 
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                Higgins</A></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></TR>
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      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">Hello 
      and welcome to the Ekō newsletter. Today we’re covering the EUDR, a 
      ceasefire in Gaza, the White House’s pro-industry policy, and a tipping 
      point for the planet. </P>
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      on time</H3>
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      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">A 
      long-awaited EU regulation could face another delay—and that possibility 
      has multiple stakeholders united in opposition. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">The 
      European Commission is weighing a yearlong delay of the EU Deforestation 
      Regulation (EUDR), citing IT system readiness as the reason. This comes 
      after a prior yearlong delay that called for giving industry more time to 
      come into compliance with the law. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">Left 
      and center-left MEPs are rejecting that logic, noting that the commission 
      already had a year to get things sorted. And groups like the WWF are 
      rejecting the excuse: </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">“We 
      find it astonishing that the EU would not have the resources and 
      capability to build and operate the infrastructure required for the 
      functioning of the EUDR. This infrastructure should have been in place 
      already at the end of 2024 and suggestions that it might not be completed 
      one year later are simply unacceptable.”</P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">This 
      time, they’re joined by unlikely allies—corporations and business 
      interests who want to tap down on uncertainty. In a representative 
      example, Nestlé, Mars Wrigley, and a number of fellow food companies and 
      their suppliers, as well as NGOs, said in an open letter that another 
      delay “puts at risk the preservation of forests worldwide, will accelerate 
      climate change impacts, and undermines trust in Europe’s regulatory 
      commitments.”</P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">“For 
      the EU to go back, don’t you think that it’s going to have negative 
      repercussions on the farmers and the government and on our 
      resources?”—Leticia Yankey, a cocoa farmer in Ghana</P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><SPAN>(</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/ff67e937-70ce-4b20-af66-67b9c8431c07?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>Reuters</A><SPAN>) (</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/5a022839-9066-4120-bd40-064bf93f7968?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>Mighty Earth</A><SPAN>) (</SPAN><A 
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      href="https://substack.com/redirect/964fd79c-79d7-4568-99fe-c08e25fc7b8c?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>WWF</A><SPAN>) (</SPAN><A 
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      href="https://substack.com/redirect/de177ab2-a984-416d-bcbe-a9687984768e?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>Food Navigator</A><SPAN>)</SPAN></P>
      <H3 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.16em; MARGIN: 1em 0px 0.62em; FONT-FAMILY: 'SF Pro Display',-apple-system-headline,system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif,'Apple Color Emoji','Segoe UI Emoji','Segoe UI Symbol'; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 1.37em; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">In 
      other news</H3>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><I><B>Ceasefire 
      is the first step</B></I></P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">A 
      fragile peace is taking hold in Gaza. But the ceasefire is only the first 
      step, Palestinians and their supporters say. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">As 
      Palestinian prisoners are released and Gazans return to their homes, 
      questions remain about what a post-genocide future looks like in the 
      territory—and how the people will rebuild. Massive infrastructure projects 
      will be needed to return the strip to even an approximation of what it was 
      on October 6, 2023. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">Further 
      complicating matters, some reports indicate that Israel may have a 
      backdoor built into the deal allowing it to restart hostilities over the 
      hostage release (other sources have denied this). </P>
      <P 
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      rel="" target=_blank>AP</A><SPAN>) (</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/4143957d-4ac7-40fb-9a25-d7fb7ab8058e?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>Mondoweiss</A><SPAN>) (</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/b377e230-ed39-4d47-bfe6-8f76562edaa3?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>Middle East Monitor</A><SPAN>)</SPAN></P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><I><B>Concierge 
      service</B></I></P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">A 
      senior US energy official revealed to the Washington Post that the Trump 
      White House is offering fossil fuel companies what amounts to “concierge, 
      white glove service” for project approval. The comments from Brittany 
      Kelm, National Energy Dominance Council senior policy adviser, came in an 
      August edition of the Lobby Shop podcast. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">The 
      White House told the Washington Post that the president’s policy of “drill 
      baby drill” would continue. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">“It’s 
      a lot of undoing old policies and getting rid of regulatory 
      burdens.”—Kelm</P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><SPAN>(</SPAN><A 
      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/6a0ed2ea-f414-40b9-9976-f38a45344b77?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>the Washington Post</A><SPAN>)</SPAN></P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><I><B>Tipping 
      over?</B></I></P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">A 
      report from 160 scientists in 23 countries claims that the world has 
      reached a catastrophic climate crisis tipping point—the first of what 
      could be a disastrous chain of events. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">The 
      Global Tipping Points report for 2025 found that coral reefs are 
      declining, with bleaching a main concern. While some experts questioned 
      the outlook on reef health, all agree that more action is needed to 
      protect the vital underwater ecosystems. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">It 
      shows the need to cut greenhouse gases aggressively. </P>
      <P 
      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">“We 
      can no longer talk about tipping points as a future risk. The first 
      tipping of widespread dieback of warm water coral reefs is already under 
      way.”—Professor Tim Lenton, University of Exeter Global Systems 
      Institute</P>
      <P 
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      style="COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); TEXT-DECORATION: underline" 
      href="https://substack.com/redirect/55bada27-6d65-42b2-a41b-ae28f5d9b135?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
      rel="" target=_blank>Global Tipping Points</A><SPAN>) (</SPAN><A 
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      href="https://substack.com/redirect/ad4ef307-f2cb-4384-ad31-9aec5beddb9a?j=eyJ1IjoiNmt4bXlxIn0.udC0DBtJXyZNpMwShZCd-uAoWkguQPOShGIcBFETULg" 
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      tampons and other period products have 40 times more glyphosate than the 
      legal limit for drinking water, a new study from PAN UK and Women’s 
      Environmental Network has found. </P>
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      style="LINE-HEIGHT: 26px; MARGIN: 0px 0px 20px; COLOR: rgb(54,55,55); FONT-SIZE: 16px">UK 
      leaders could make a difference—but only if we let them know it’s a 
      priority. </P>
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