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We INFORM. We INSPIRE. We EMPOWER. Founded by serial entrepreneur Sonalie Figueiras in 2011, Green Queen is an award-winning sustainability & impact media platform advocating for social & environmental change in Asia. Our mission is to shift consumer behaviour through our authentic, original and ground-breaking content.

Research & Scientific Studies

Reusable Containers Aren’t Always Better For The Environment Than Disposable Ones: New Research

Green Queen Team Sep 12, 2021

By: Alejandro Gallego Schmid, Adisa Azapagic & Joan Manuel F. Mendoza We are facing a waste crisis, with landfills across the world at full capacity and mountains of “recycled” waste dumped in developing…
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Climate Change

Climate Repair: 3 Things We Must Do Now To Stabilise The Planet

Green Queen Team Sep 3, 2021

Scientists say the only way to regain stability and save the planet is climate repair—a 3-step strategy of “reduce, remove, repair”.
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Vegan

I’ve Been Plant-Based for 12 Years. Here’s What I’ve Learned.

Green Queen Team Aug 31, 2021

By: Theresa "Sam" Houghton August 2021 is my 12-year "veg-versary." It's been an interesting journey. I first dipped my toes in the veg-curious waters as a teenager who thought going vegan would be a great way to lose weight—because we…
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Alt Materials

5 Ways Fungi Could Change The World, From Cleaning Water to Breaking Down Plastics

Green Queen Team Aug 30, 2021

By: Mitchell P. Jones Fungi — a scientific goldmine? Well, that’s what a review published today in the journal Trends in Biotechnology indicates. You may think mushrooms are a long chalk from the caped crusaders of…
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Cell-Based News

Red To Green Series – Dr. Daniel Jolley of Northumbria University: ‘The Alternative Protein Industry Should Learn From 5G Rollout’

Green Queen Team Aug 27, 2021

The Red to Green Podcast features food startups and food industry leaders to cover game-changing breakthroughs in the future of food. In Season 3, Promoting Alternative Proteins, show host Marina Schmidt takes a deep dive into the world of…
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Cell-Based News

Red To Green Series – Author & Futurity CEO Jack Bobo: ‘Science is Almost Never Relevant To Convince Consumers of Safety’

Green Queen Team Aug 17, 2021

Cell-Based News

Red To Green Series – Chris Bryant of Cellular Agriculture Society: ‘We Need to Communicate In A Way That Helps People Understand What…

Green Queen Team Aug 13, 2021

Climate Change

OP-ED: Tackling Climate Change Means Saving Up To 74 Million Lives

Green Queen Team Aug 10, 2021

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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Climate Change

The IPCC Report Goes Live Today, And It’s A Really Big Deal For Climate Change: But Why, Exactly? And Can You Trust It?

Green Queen Team Aug 9, 2021

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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Alt Protein

Red To Green Series – Isha Datar of New Harvest: ‘Sustainability Should Not Rest on Individual Purchasing Decisions, It’s Unfair to…

Green Queen Team Aug 9, 2021

The Red to Green Podcast features food startups and food industry leaders to cover game-changing breakthroughs in the future of food. In Season 3, Promoting Alternative Proteins, show creator Marina Schmidt takes a deep dive into the world…
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Climate Change

New Marine Ecology Tool Corrects for Effects of Fossil Fuel Emissions

Green Queen Team Aug 4, 2021

A new marine ecology tool corrects the effect of fossil fuel emissions, helping scientists better understand ocean ecosystems.
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Climate Change

The Media’s Climate Blindspot

Green Queen Team Jul 15, 2021

When climate coverage ignores the global South, it’s bad for everyone. By: Saleemul Huq and Mark Hertsgaard Climate change amounts to an undeclared, deeply unjust war against the global poor. Though they have emitted almost none of…
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Health

Pilates, Fruit & Amazon’s Zen Booths: Why Workplace Wellbeing Efforts Can Fall Short

Green Queen Team Jul 9, 2021

In trying to improve workplace wellbeing, companies often miss the mark. Stephen Bevan lists out some things they should keep in mind.
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Covering Climate Now

The Scientists Hired By Big Oil Who Predicted the Climate Crisis Long Ago

Green Queen Team Jul 7, 2021

Experts’ discoveries lie at the heart of two dozen lawsuits that hope to hold Big Oil accountable for the climate crisis.
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Covering Climate Now

Big Oil and Gas Kept A Dirty Secret For Decades. Now They May Pay The Price

Green Queen Team Jun 30, 2021

Via an unprecedented wave of lawsuits, America’s petroleum giants face a reckoning for the devastation caused by fossil fuels. By: Chris McGreal After a century of wielding extraordinary economic and political power, America’s…
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Alt Protein

Behind The Burger: How Scientists Make Plant-Based Foods Look, Taste & Cook Like Meat

Green Queen Team Jun 27, 2021

By: Mariana Lamas In 2019, Burger King Sweden released a plant-based burger, the Rebel Whopper, and the reaction was underwhelming. So, the company challenged its customers to taste the difference. Burger King Sweden created menu…
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Green Finance

‘Women Prefer To Work With Female Advisors’ – Now Is The Moment For ESG Customisation

Green Queen Team Jun 13, 2021

By: Theresa Gusman An enormous transfer of wealth is underway in America that presents an historic opportunity for the financial services industry and specifically for women advisors and customized ESG investing. Female advisors –…
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Climate Change

António Guterres On The Climate Crisis: ‘We Are Coming To A Point Of No Return’

Green Queen Team Jun 13, 2021

By: Oliver Milman Wealthy countries risk an “unforgivable lost opportunity” by not emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic with newly green economies to address the climate crisis, the United Nations secretary general has warned. Ahead…
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Future Foods

Op-Ed: Food Companies Must Lead The Coming Sustainability Revolution

Green Queen Team Jun 4, 2021

By: Priyanka Srinivas Priyanka Srinivas is the founder and CEO of Live Green Co, a Chilean Food Tech startup offering a range of plant-based foods that recently earned a spot on the Fortune 500 of Agri Food Tech. Those inside and…
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Plastic Pollution

Hong Kong’s Plastic Bottle Bill Looks Set For Failure, Here Are 8 Reasons Why

Green Queen Team Jun 1, 2021

By: Aaron Kent Aaron Kent is the founder of Please Drink Sustainably, a Hong Kong-based company providing reusable custom branded cups to businesses switching away from disposables. Hong Kong’s government has recently completed…
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Climate Change

Using Captured CO₂ In Everyday Products Could Help Fight Climate Change, But Do Consumers Want Them?

Green Queen Team May 27, 2021

By: Lucca Henrion, Joe Árvai, Lauren Lutzke & Volker Sick Would you drink carbonated beverages made with carbon dioxide captured from the smokestack of a factory or power plant? How would you feel if that captured carbon dioxide…
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