The Battle Between Coffee and Climate Change and Solving the Disease That Killed More People In Africa Than COVID-19 Ever Did
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3 min readApr 27, 2021
Just how endangered is the world’s coffee supply? What suddenly changed and turned the tide this month? Plus, Spain legally recognizes something obvious and mosquitos are bad.
This Episode’s Highlights:
- Spain legally recognizes pets as “living beings”
- The new breakthrough Malaria Vaccine
- The newly [re]discovered species of coffee plant (and why it matters)
- and more
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Time Stamps:
- 00:00 … Episode Preview
- 00:38 … Welcome to the show
- 01:29 … Spain introduces a law that gives “living being” status to pets
- 02:59 … Oxford develops breakthrough malaria vaccine that’s 77% effective
- 05:50 … How to get an episode of The Update with 750ml (the new premium members’ show) for free
- 07:22 … All the coffee in the world mostly comes from just two species of coffee plant (and why this is the case)
- 09:44 … How climate change threatens the very existence of coffee
- 12:06 … A newly re-discovered species of coffee: Coffea Stenophylla
- 15:27 … Featured Track
- 15:51 … Episode wrap-up and parting thoughts from Ben Brooks
Episode Highlight: A Newly [Re]Discovered Species of Coffee: Coffea Stenophylla ⚡
Story Links:
Key Links 🔑
- Spain to give pets the same rights as humans, an animal welfare breakthrough in the home of bullfighting
- Human rights for cats and dogs: Spanish town council votes overwhelmingly in favour of defining pets as ‘non-human residents’
- Malaria vaccine hailed as potential breakthrough
- Climate change predicted to halve coffee-growing area that supports 120m people
- Climate Change Will Halve Suitable Coffee Growing Land
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