Browsing Category
Climate Change
31 Must-Watch Climate Change Documentaries
Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, Green Queen has put together this list of must-watch climate change documentaries.
Read More...
Read More...
5 Ways Fungi Could Change The World, From Cleaning Water to Breaking Down Plastics
By: Mitchell P. Jones
Fungi — a scientific goldmine? Well, that’s what a review publishedlast year in the journal Trends in Biotechnology indicates. You may think mushrooms are a long chalk from the caped crusaders of!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
How To Get Your Portfolio Into Climate Shape
CEO of investment management company VegTech™ Invest Elysabeth Alfano shares her tips on how to invest for the climate.
As the CEO of investment management company VegTech™ Invest, Elysabeth Alfano knows a thing or three about impact!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
Diet & Nutrition: Should You Become An Ultra-Flexitarian?
By: Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL and the Natural History Museum of Denmark
There's no denying that what we eat is intrinsically linked to the climate crisis. Is the an Ultra-Flexitarian diet the!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
Despite Its Giant GHG Footprint, The Climate Impact of Meat Is Still Largely Misunderstood: Survey
A recent survey finds consumers in five major meat-consuming nations are still largely in the dark about its climate impact.
A recent global poll by Northstar Research, commissioned by sustainable food NGO Madre Brava, revealed that!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
What Is Sustainability? And Why Does It Matter?
Meaningless buzzword or key survival concept? “Sustainability” is more important than ever before – but what does it even mean?
Today, googling “sustainability” turns up over 1.65 billion results. We have become so obsessed with this!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
What Is the Blue Economy?
In the fight against climate change and to support economic growth, the blue economy is perhaps the most important contender. But what is it, exactly?
As climate change is already taking its toll across the planet, coastal communities!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
Chilli Peppers, Coffee, Wine: How the Climate Crisis is Causing Food Shortages
By: Victoria Namkung
Blistering heat, stronger storms, droughts, floods and fires are putting food production at risk.
Sriracha fans are a passionate bunch. They have been known to get tattoos of the popular hot sauce on!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
The E.U.’s Deforestation Ban On Everyday Items Primes U.S. to Revisit The Forest Act
The E.U.'s decision to regulate deforestation-related commodities comes in response to the growing concern about its impact on climate change and biodiversity loss. And it could bring more focus to the U.S. Forest Act.
The European!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
New York City to Slash Food Emissions 33% ‘Using Every Option on the Menu’
New York City's Mayor Eric Adams says the city will reduce carbon emissions from food purchases by 33 percent across its agencies by 2030.
The news comes as it has released its first integrated greenhouse gas inventory, which includes!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
Restoring These 9 Wild Animals Population Could Sequester Enough CO2 To Meet The Paris Goals
Gray wolves, elephants, wildebeests, and sea otters are a few of the species that can help keep global warming below 1.5 degrees C.
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira
As the world increasingly turns toward natural climate solutions like!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
What Is Earth Day? (And Does It Really Matter?)
Earth Day is more than just a social media trend. A global event that encourages environmentalism, it has become synonymous with eco mobilisation and addressing the imbalance in the world.
Falling on April 22nd every year, Earth!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
How to Pass a Meat Tax: Start Small And Make It About Animal Welfare, Study Finds
A recent study aimed to investigate whether consumers are more likely to support a meat tax to improve animal welfare or to mitigate climate change.
The study, published in the journal Nature Food, was conducted in Germany, where!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
Food Waste Makes Up 50% of Global Food Emissions, Study Finds
A study published last month found greenhouse gases resulting from food waste contribute to nearly half of all global food system emissions.
The study, published in the journal Nature Food, looked at the loss and waste of 54 different!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
Germany Drops ‘Completely Unreasonable’ Meat Consumption To Record Low
Germans keep reducing their meat consumption, a new report finds.
New data released by the Federal Information Centre for Agriculture in Germany shows that meat consumption per capita decreased by approximately 4.2 kg in 2022, dropping!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
Climate Doomism Is Bad Storytelling – If We Want To Trigger Action, We Need To Lead With Hope
Climate doomism, the view that humanity has lost the climate battle, makes us feel helpless and anxious. It also stops us from taking action.
By: Anastasia Denisova, Senior Lecturer in Journalism, University of Westminster
When news!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
Climate Change Is Coming for Big Meat in a Big Way, New FAIRR Report Finds
A new analysis by FAIRR's Climate Risk Tool has found that half of the world's largest livestock firms may be at risk of operating losses by 2030 due to climate-related cost increases.
According to the new FAIRR report, 20 of the 40!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
How the E.U. — and Women CEOs — are Tackling Greenwashing
As the European Commission takes new steps to crack down on greenwashing in product labels and advertisements, research points to a foolproof way to avoid greenwashing in the first place: hire more women executives.
The E.U.'s proposed!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
10 Things You Need To Know About The 2023 IPCC Climate Report
The latest IPCC report is out and the findings are distressing and we highlight the ten most important ones you need to know.
It’s been a big week for the climate emergency. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
Your Daily Cup of Coffee is Costly to the Planet. Here’s How to Fix It.
By: Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL and the Natural History Museum of Denmark & Carmen Nab, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, UCL
For many of us, coffee is essential. It allows us to!-->!-->!-->…
Read More...
Read More...
The Era of Certified Regenerative Agriculture Is Underway
It's been more than 20 years since the USDA launched the National Organic Program that changed the American food system. Now, farmers and forward-thinking brands are embracing regenerative agriculture as the next step in healthy food and!-->…
Read More...
Read More...