Climate Change

Welcome to Volume 3 of Green Queen's #COP29 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. Catch up: VOLUME 1 – VOLUME 2 …
Read More...

Welcome to Volume 2 of Green Queen's #COP29 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. Catch up: VOLUME 1 Headlines You…
Read More...

Scientists suggest that if rich countries make small reductions in meat production, the climate benefits would be massive. While scientific consensus calls for sharp reductions in livestock farming to lower emissions and battle climate…
Read More...

The world's richest man and Donald Trump's "first friend" has disregarded the impact of beef on climate change, hinting at a red meat renaissance in the US. What do you get if you elect a McDonald's fanatic who also happens to be a…
Read More...

Welcome to #COP29 – watch the opening ceremony here. In our Green Queen COP29 Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. It’s…
Read More...

Uggs has released a long-awaited line of vegan shoes and socks with New York's Collina Strada but as with many animal-free alternatives to conventional materials, the plastic waste cost remains high. After years of calls from consumers…
Read More...

As banks and investment funds move away from ESG policies, JP Morgan Chase's biodiversity head says funding nature-based solutions is key. It has been over six months since America's four biggest banks left a framework that assessed the…
Read More...

A new study in Japan reveals the link between food waste and an ageing population, and how educational initiatives can help buck this trend. Japan is among the top food waste producers globally, split nearly equally between households…
Read More...

Reducing portion sizes has been the most effective strategy to reduce meat intake in the UK, a new study has found. Meat consumption fell to its lowest levels in the UK last year, driven by the cost-of-living crisis and a growing…
Read More...

The company's Director of Sustainability talks to Green Queen about working towards a more sustainable food and ag value chain in Asia Pacific. Earlier this year, ADM, a global leader in innovative solutions…
Read More...

Reaching the UK food system's climate goals isn't possible without a reduction in red meat and dairy consumption, industry leaders say in a new report. Food sector leaders in the UK have come together to produce a net-zero transition…
Read More...

Five climate risks veterinarians want you to know about. By Daisy Simmons When Colorado veterinarian Colleen Duncan stepped outside recently, the air smelled like a bonfire. Smoke from Wyoming wildfires had drifted south, leaving…
Read More...

Soon to be the EU's farming commissioner, Cristophe Hansen has called meat "part of a balanced diet", but admitted that we're "massively underproducing" plant proteins – not in the way you think, though. In three weeks, Cristophe Hansen…
Read More...

Some of Europe's richest are the "ultimate beneficiaries" linked to €3.3B of the EU's farm subsidies, a new investigation shows. What do the inventor of the Dyson vacuum cleaner, the owner of the Wolverhampton Wanderers, a former prime…
Read More...

Donald J. Trump is president-elect again. Based on his track record and policy proposals, his election promises a rocky period for the US food tech sector. America has just elected a climate change denier as president. In his first…
Read More...

The UK's Climate Change Committee is calling on the country to cut back on meat and dairy in an effort to meet its net-zero emissions goal. Ahead of COP29, the UN's annual climate summit, the UK's energy secretary is facing calls to…
Read More...

By replacing 50% of meat with plant-based proteins, Thailand could lower emissions by nearly 80%, while adding over a million jobs and boosting food security in the process. Thailand could become a "kitchen of the future" with an…
Read More...

Over a dozen development banks including the World Bank and the UN Green Climate Fund poured billions into animal agriculture last year, going against their own recommendations. The UN's Green Climate Fund (GCF), the World Bank Group,…
Read More...

As climate disasters intensify, Big Meat and Dairy are ramping up efforts to divert attention from their major role in climate change. Agriculture stands as the largest source of methane emissions – a potent greenhouse gas that traps…
Read More...

There's evidence that global warming creates fertile ground for political strongmen to come to power. By LV Anderson In November 2013, one of the strongest tropical cyclones in history made landfall in the Philippines. Known locally…
Read More...

A new study has revealed that UK consumers are more likely to curb their carbon footprint if they see their leaders take climate action. Politicians, business leaders and celebrities could be the "missing link" to public climate action,…
Read More...