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Denmark Recommends Carbon-Friendly Foods In New Dietary Guidelines
Denmark’s updated dietary guidelines includes recommendations on consuming more carbon-friendly foods like vegetables, fruits and legumes as part of the country’s climate action plan. The new official dietary guidelines also suggest!-->…
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India Climate Activist Disha Ravi Arrested: ‘I Supported The Farmers Because They Are Our Future’
22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi has recently become the face of India’s ongoing farmer protests. She had been for over three years a prominent environmental campaigner, but she’s now been arrested at her home in Bengaluru and!-->…
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Choose The World You Want: Virtual Fairtrade Festival To Spotlight Climate Impact On Food Systems
An upcoming online festival is set to highlight the impact that the climate emergency will have on food supplies and farmers. Hosted by the Fairtrade Foundation and free for all to join, the festival will feature more than 100 virtual!-->…
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Carbon Capture Is Distracting From The Critical Need To Cut Emissions, Experts Warn
Carbon offsetting and capture is all the hype right now, especially in the plans outlined by corporate giants who are banking on these technologies to reach net-zero emissions. Experts are now warning that while a step in the right!-->…
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Purpose Economy: Revent VC Launches €50M Fund With Focus On Climate Change
European early-stage (pre-seed to series A) venture capital fund Revent plans to reach a target of EUR€50 million (US$60 million) fund, with an impact focus to benefit startups that focus on environmental and societal issues with a!-->…
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U.K. Cut Its Carbon Emissions Faster Than Any Other Rich Nation, But Net-Zero Still Far Off
The U.K. has cut its greenhouse gas emissions at a faster rate than any other rich country since 1990, thanks to their enormous efforts in decarbonising its energy supply. But there will be bigger challenges on the way if Britain hopes to!-->…
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Carbon Border Taxes 101: What Are They & Why Do We Need Them
According to a recent study, our planet's global temperature will eventually rise in excess of 2°C from the greenhouse gases that are released by companies and other services around the world. No surprises there. Many experts agree that!-->…
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Regenerative Agriculture: U.S. Farmer Sequesters Carbon For Cash Earning US$115,000
In a world-first, U.S. farmer Trey Hill received US$115,000 as a part of a new private market of carbon credits based on regenerative farming practices. This news comes shortly after President Joe Biden announces plans to develop new!-->…
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Hollywood Produces Film Calling On Nike To Ban Kangaroo Leather From Its Production
Gilmore Girls producer Gavin Polone and Emmy-winning sports editor Derek Ambrosi have joined forces together to create a short film that calls on sportswear giant Nike to ditch kangaroo leather from its production.
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Shell Plans To Roll Out 500,000 Electric Charging Stations Within Four Years
Unveiling its new plans for reaching its goal of being carbon neutral by 2050, global energy company Shell recently announced its plans to roll out 500,000 electric charging stations in just four years.
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Over A Third Of Brits Now Avoid Animal Products After Watching David Attenborough’s Latest Film & Other Eco Docs
App development and digital product company, 3 SIDED CUBE recently conducted a survey with over 2,000 people to provide insights into the public’s opinions and motivations with respect to sustainability and the data found that six in 10!-->…
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Bill Gates On 60 Minutes: ‘Alternative Protein Crucial To Solve Climate Crisis’, Says Billionaire In New Book
Bill Gates, the Microsoft founder and billionaire, has hailed alternative proteins and other innovative technologies as critical to the fight against climate change. In a recent interview on CBS News’ 60 Minutes to promote his new book,!-->…
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Cory Booker: Vegan Senator Joins Committee For Agriculture & Nutrition
With a past history in supporting small-scale farmers as well as taking steps to ban factory farming, Vegan Democrat Cory Booker has become the newest member to join the Senate Committee For Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, in an!-->…
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Mango Materials: This Startup Turns Methane Into Bioplastic To Fight Both Climate & Waste
Founded by three female scientists, this biotech believes that we can take a problem that environmentalists see as a problem into an opportunity, and potentially, even a solution. Based in California, Mango Materials has come up with a way!-->…
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Plant-Based Food System Shift Must Happen To Halt Biodiversity Loss, Experts Say
In a new report on the global food production and biodiversity, experts say that a mass shift to plant-based diets is crucial to combat the degradation of natural habitats and species extinction. Other key “levers” of action to reduce our!-->…
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Will Your Future Furniture Be Made Of Lab-Grown Wood? MIT Research Says Tech Could Solve Deforestation
Why do we need to cut down trees when we can simply grow them? That’s the question that researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) asked. In a new paper, the scientists detail how they’ve developed plant-based materials!-->…
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‘Recognize Nature As An Asset’: Landmark Report Highlights Economic Importance Of Planet
A landmark review by Professor Partha Dasgupta at the University of Cambridge calls for transformational change in the way the world thinks, acts, and measures economic success to nature by protecting and enhancing the prosperity of the!-->…
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Climate First Bank Opens In Florida With ESG-Forward Principles & Community Values-Based Services
A new values-based financial institution, Climate First Bank (In Organisation), will soon be opening its doors in Florida this year. The bank will support the community through ESG-forward principles, offering customers all the!-->…
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Singapore Declares Climate Change A Global Emergency To ‘Send Clear Signal’ On Action
The Singapore parliament has acknowledged that climate change is a global emergency, in a move aimed at calling on the government, private sector and civil society to accelerate action on the issue. Among some of the proposals discussed by!-->…
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70% Of Consumers In Western Europe Support ‘Intelligent Meat Tax’
Most consumers in Western Europe are in favour of an “intelligent meat tax”, according to a new survey. The results suggest broad public support for political leaders to take action on carbon-intensive foods by increasing levies on meat,!-->…
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What Is The Most Vegan Way To Die? Welcome To A Human Compost Funeral Home
While it's not the most pleasant of subjects to discuss, most people may be surprised to learn that traditional burials are fairly toxic and harmful to the environment. As such, there has been an increase in individuals around the world!-->…
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