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4 Mins Read Almost 59 million hectares of forests, an area that is larger than France, has been regrown over the past twenty years, scientists find in a new analysis. This area of forest bears the potential to store as much as 5.9 gigatons of carbon dioxide, demonstrating the critical importance of letting forests regenerate to protect our […]
4 Mins Read Reducing human-caused methane emissions by 45% by this decade could put the Paris agreement goal of keeping temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach, finds a new U.N. report. Representing the first comprehensive examination of the cost and benefits of methane mitigation, experts in the report conclude that taking “urgent steps” against methane emissions […]
4 Mins Read Consumers believe that cultivated protein could make up as much as 40% of their future meat intake, according to new research. Examining attitudes and adoption of cell-based meats among U.S. and U.K. consumers, the study also found patterns of greater willingness and interest from younger generations to try these products, though general levels of acceptance […]
4 Mins Read According to data found by a 2021 Q1 consumer survey conducted by data and analytics company, GlobalData, 42% of global consumers said that they wouldn’t choose plant-based and vegan alternatives to conventional red meat, and to address this, the company has urged all brands and companies to work on replicating the taste, feel and other […]
4 Mins Read According to a new report by international non-profit Reloop, that was released in a media briefing together with Changing Markets Foundation and the #breakfreefromplastic movement, single-use beverage containers have been replacing refillables rapidly across the world leading to a tremendous increase in waste and pollution. The report, titled ‘What We Waste’, analyzes data from over […]
4 Mins Read Renewable energy sources have the potential to supply the entire world’s energy demand 100-times over, according to a new report. As the cost of wind and solar power continues to fall, Carbon Tracker analysts say that we are now “entering a new epoch” where fossil fuels can be replaced entirely, making way for a net-zero […]
4 Mins Read The Amazon rainforest is now having a net warming effect on climate change, after years of humanity’s destruction of our planet’s crucial carbon absorption resource. In what is the first-ever study of all the human and natural causes contributing to how the world’s largest rainforest impacts our climate, scientists warn that the impact of our […]
3 Mins Read In a new study led by the University of Birmingham and UCL, along with an international team of contributors from Belgium, India, Jamaica, and the U.K., researchers found that the levels of hazardous air pollutants in cities in India and U.K. are on the rise, by utilizing observations from instruments on satellites that assess the world’s skies on a daily basis. To conduct this […]
3 Mins Read You might want to think twice before you take a pass at mushrooms. Scientists have recently discovered that diets high in mushroom consumption are associated with a lower risk of developing cancer. The study, led by Pennsylvania State University researchers, found that this superfood is the highest dietary source of a “unique and potent antioxidant […]
6 Mins Read Due to the pandemic-induced lockdowns around the world, several human activities that are usually performed in the oceans came to a halt. To monitor and understand the behaviour changes in marine life during this quiet phase, a community of scientists have decided to use over 200 non-military hydrophones to listen to sounds made by animals […]
3 Mins Read Reddit, Pinterest and Alibaba have been named among the top most polluting websites on the internet, new research has revealed. Other high-emissions websites include video game giant Nintendo, sports channel ESPN and fast fashion retailer Uniqlo. The report, released by energy comparison platform USwitch, calculated the carbon footprint of the 200 most popular webpages by […]
4 Mins Read Farm subsidies and bailouts for animal agriculture companies in the U.S. skyrocketed in 2020 to continue to prop up the carbon-intensive and health damaging industry, new data has revealed. Describing the coronavirus-stricken period as a “blowout year” for the sector, sustainable farm policy nonprofit Agriculture Fairness Alliance (APA) are calling for American tax dollars to […]
4 Mins Read Coffee pulp, the byproduct of coffee production that ends up as waste, could be upcycled and used to speed up tropical forest recovery. In a new study, scientists found “dramatic” results, with a small forest emerging in post agricultural land just two years after being treated with coffee waste. Researchers from ETH-Zurich and the University […]
4 Mins Read While 2020 was hailed as a landmark year to fight deforestation, with countries, organisations and corporations committing to do more to protect the world’s forests and biodiversity, the rate of primary forest loss was still 12% higher than the year before. The new data, released by the World Resources Institute (WRI), warns the “situation is […]
4 Mins Read Not a single country in the world is equipping younger generations with the adequate climate education or a healthy environment to flourish in the future, a new analysis revealed. The research, undertaken by environmental curriculum provider Earth Warriors, also found huge disparities between high-income and low-income countries with regard to child well-being, but notes that […]
4 Mins Read Big meat and dairy companies have been actively spending millions of dollars to lobby against climate legislation, new research reveals. Examining the influence of meat and dairy firms on political responses to the climate crisis, the analysis finds that beef and dairy firms “appear to act collectively” in similar ways to the fossil fuel industry […]
4 Mins Read The cast that allows cells to grow around in cellular agriculture, scaffold materials, is one of the most costly components when it comes to developing cultured foods. But the answer could lie in the humble spinach leaf, which has proven to be an affordable edible scaffold to grow cell-based meat, new research has found. Led […]
4 Mins Read More than half of the world’s biggest companies are making their net-zero transition too slowly to meet the 2050 deadline, a new report finds. The analysis, which examines carbon neutral financing, points to inadequate investment into the transition as the primary barrier, particularly from carbon-intensive industries and emerging markets. A new study has found that […]
4 Mins Read Despite aquaculture exploding into an enormous global industry in the past years, its impact on the welfare of fish has largely gone unnoticed. In a new study, New York University (NYU) researchers emphasise the “knowledge gap” on animal welfare in the farming of aquatic animals for food and warn of the “unparalleled” threats and suffering […]
3 Mins Read The findings of a recent study conducted by CSRone show that leading firms in several parts of the Asia-Pacific region regressed in terms of reporting their sustainability performances in 2020 due to the effects of the pandemic. Called ‘Taiwan and Asia Pacific Sustainability Reports Analysis’, the study highlighted that while sustainability reporting performance improved in 2018 […]
4 Mins Read According to a recent study conducted by researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine, eating high amounts of plant-based food like berries and green leafy vegetables can help slow down heart failure and boost cardiac function and cognitive health. Published in the peer-reviewed British Journal of Nutrition, a new study found that maintaining a plant-based […]