Child activists have moved themselves to the front of the environmental protection agenda, and through this they have made the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment a children’s rights issue. The arguments advanced by them (and by adults assisting them) is that they are more impacted by environmental harms and are also closer to (or part of) future generations. This lecture will explore the right and obligation to preserve the environment for future generations, within a broader framing of inter-generational equity.
Prof Ann Skelton
August 3, 2023
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Cricket à la king? How about a yellow mealworm burger? Foods that may previously have evoked a ‘yuck’ response are now firmly on the menu. Research into edible insects by the Department of Zoology and Entomology at the University of Pretoria (UP) is exploring how to rear and harvest this food of the future.
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Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is changing how we work, play and relax. Whether you use ChatGPT to write a brief, Midjourney to generate visuals or MuseNet to create unique soundtracks, these technologies have opened up opportunities for richer content.
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A single query to ChatGPT uses as much electricity as burning a light bulb for about 20 minutes. Multiply that by the millions of requests that this artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot receives each day, and the environmental impact is ominous.
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