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Plant-Based Food Is Critical In the Fight Against Climate Change. So Why Isn’t It a Priority at COP26?
Leading climate summit COP26 isn't promoting a fully plant-based menu this year even though it's the key to slowing climate change.
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UN Food Systems Secretariat Steps In After Dairy Industry Silenced Teen Climate Activist Genesis Butler
During a pre-Food Systems Summit forum hosted by the dairy industry, Genesis Butler was removed for asking about climate change. So the UN gave her a platform.
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Report: Fast Fashion In Western World Is Driving Pollution In Africa’ Rivers
In a new report on global inequality in water pollution, fast fashion brands in Europe, the U.S., and U.K. were highlighted as major drivers of water pollution across Africa’s rivers. While also a source of revenue and job creation for the!-->…
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Jane Goodall To Open Asia’s First Conservation Elementary School In Taipei
World-renowned conservationist Jane Goodall will be establishing a new sustainability academy in Taipei in partnership with the Tang Prize.
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Global Audit Giant Sending All 333,000 Employees To Climate Change School
Deloitte employees are going to embark on a new climate education program—all 333,000 of them. The auditing giant has just created a new “climate learning program” in partnership with the WWF, which aims to boost climate literacy and arm!-->…
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Climate Hope? A New Report Says If We Fix Food, Transport and Energy, We Can Slash Emissions By 90% In 15 Years
Overhauling the food, transport and energy sectors will bring about a 90% reduction in GHG emissions within 15 years, says a new report. The analysis, published by independent think tank RethinkX, offers a glimmer of hope for the global!-->…
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India’s Groundwater Is In Trouble. And It Could Cause a Food Shortage for Millions By 2025, Study Finds
A recent study found that India's groundwater is depleting, and this could spell doom for some of the country's most important crops.
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OP-ED: Tackling Climate Change Means Saving Up To 74 Million Lives
By Jiseok Kim, climate and energy specialist, Greenpeace East Asia
Another summer has come and it is not going away quietly without yet another round of extreme weather events. From Asia to Europe and the Americas, the headlines related!-->!-->!-->…
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‘No Going Back’: UN Delivers Its Most Urgent Climate Warning In a Decade
A new report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says we're past the tipping point of climate change.
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The IPCC Report Goes Live Today, And It’s A Really Big Deal For Climate Change: But Why, Exactly? And Can You Trust It?
Today (August 9), an extremely important report on the physical science of climate change will be released to the world. Produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the report will give world leaders the!-->…
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How Foodsteps Is Making Carbon Labelled Restaurant Menus A Reality
British startup Foodsteps has created a platform to help restaurants and caterers calculate and reduce carbon emissions through labelling.
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Bottled Water’s Climate Impact Is 3,500-Times Higher Than Tap: Study
Scientists in Barcelona found that the climate impact of bottled water could be as much as 3,500-times higher than tap water.
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90% of All Emissions Come From Just 8% of Earth’s Surface Area, New Map Shows
In a new study, scientists map out how the concentrated source of emissions is set to have far-reaching climate impacts globally.
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Venice Bans Cruise Ships After Years of Local Environmental Protests
After years of campaigning from local groups and environmentalists, Italy has banned cruise ships from the centre of Venice. From now on, cruises weighing more than 25,000 tonnes will not be able to dock at the world heritage site. It!-->…
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This New $1M ‘Polluters Exposed’ Ad Campaign Is Confronting Big Oil
A new 'Polluters Exposed' initiative is now broadcasting two ad campaigns to expose how Big Oil and Gas is “putting profits over people”.
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Great Barrier Reef Avoids ‘In Danger’ Downgrade After Australian Lobbying
UNESCO has decided to keep Australia’s Great Barrier Reef off the “in danger” list, despite environmentalists and scientists urging otherwise.
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New Marine Ecology Tool Corrects for Effects of Fossil Fuel Emissions
A new marine ecology tool corrects the effect of fossil fuel emissions, helping scientists better understand ocean ecosystems.
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14,000 Scientists Urge Rapid Action Amid Unprecedented Climate Events
Nearly 14,000 scientists and academics have signed an updated report urging for rapid and transformational action on the climate emergency.
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Berkeley Becomes The First U.S. City To Commit to Going Vegan
The Berkeley City Council has voted to only purchase vegan food for city events by 2024 in an effort to reduce carbon emissions.
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Why Did Earth Overshoot Day Happen Earlier This Year?
Earth Overshoot Day 2021 happened on July 29, almost a month earlier than the year before. It was pushed forward because emissions are on the rise and biodiversity loss is speeding up. Each year, Earth Overshoot Day represents the date!-->…
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Experts Call For Ban On Plastic Stickers On Fruit To Reduce 100M Pieces Of Waste Each Week
Waste disposal and recycling experts highlight the unnecessary usage of the plastic sticker on fruits and how it fuels the plastic crisis.
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