The Good: Loss and damage gets a dedicated fundThe Bad: No sunset for oil and gas with a pushback from Saudi Arabia and other major oil and gas exporters - can this be resolved in Dubai at COP28???However: China’s top climate diplomat Xie Zhenhua announced that his country, the world’s top methane
emitter, is cooking up a national strategy for curbing methane emissions - this is a significant step.The Ugly: News from CSIRO saying we have already reached 1.47deg warmingAnd Maybe: COP31 in Australia - and we'll be over 1.5deg by then?https://qz.com/emails/cop27/1849803425/cop27-the-good-the-bad-and-the-vaguely
Cancer patients are testing a drug made from antibodies designed from the ground up on a computer in Israel and “programmed” by the inventor to “decide” whether cells surrounding tumors are good or bad. If the study underway in Australia goes according to plan, these antibodies will target cells that help the tumor while boosting the abilities of cells that inhibit cancer growth. Their inventor, Prof. Yanay Ofran, said that antibody treatments have traditionally been based on human or animal antibodies... making antibodies from scratch on a computer and then making them from amino acids removes previous limitations... https://israeltrade.org.au/2022/11/23/australian-cancer-patients-te
Israeli bio-foodtech company Wilk has developed what it claims is the first ever hybrid yogurt containing cultivated milk fats.
The yogurt is said to have the same taste, texture, and nutritional profile as dairy yogurt. According to Wilk, milk fats significantly impact the properties of dairy products, meaning that cultivated fat could revolutionise the development of animal-free alternatives...The new yogurt will serve as a concept product, helping to validate the company’s technology and future capabilities. It will also support Wilk’s efforts to develop cultivated human breast milk fat for use in infant formula, potentially replacing the vegetable fats... https://israeltrade.org.au/2022/11/23/israel
Anika Legal is a wonderful non-profit using legal tech to provide vulnerable Victorian renters with free legal support to stay in safe homes. Right now, the housing affordability crisis means hundreds of thousands of Australians need legal support to maintain safe housing. Demand for Anika’s free services has doubled. On Giving Day Thursday, 24 November, Anika is raising money to increase their capacity, so more renters have a safe place to call home. For 24 hours, donations will be doubled by their sponsors - so every donation has a huge impact. Learn more at charidy.com/anikalegal. #HousingJustice #JusticeForAll #AnikaGivingDay22
Women and Mentoring run an early intervention program supporting women and non-binary people in contact with the legal system by matching them with a mentor. "We know that many in contact with the justice system come from trauma, disadvantage, victimisation and having experienced a range of complex issues that contributes to their vulnerability" says Tricia Ciampa, Executive Officer at WAM. "Through a mentoring relationship, women have someone in their corner, to rely on for guidance, to build up self-esteem, and hopefully help them find their place in society." Mentoring is a simple (yet effective) way to create positive change. https://www.womenandmentoring.org.au/about
Nabilah Nordin has been invited as the first Australian artist to feature in ‘NEW POSITIONS’, a platform which provides young artists the opportunity to present bold and ambitious new work as part of the curated section of Art Cologne, the longest-running art fair in the world. Selected by an international jury 'NEW POSITIONS' has premiered some of the most prominent contemporary artists working today. For 'NEW POSITIONS', Nordin combines new bronze and mixed media sculptures in concert with idiosyncratic display devices, creating a sprawling tableaux of irreverent sensibility, colour and form. www.nabilahnordin.com
