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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.

Climate Change

Stressed About The Climate Crisis? How Therapists Are Treating Eco-Anxiety

Green Queen Team Apr 19, 2021

By: Isobel Whitcomb Andrew Bryant, a therapist based in Tacoma, Washington, felt helpless the first time climate change came up in his office. It was 2016, and a client was agonizing over whether to have a baby. His partner wanted one,…
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Climate Change

10 Reasons Why Indian Cities Continue To Top the World’s ‘Most Polluted’ Lists

Green Queen Team Apr 19, 2021

By: Sarath Guttikunda Delhi has once again topped the chart of the world’s capital cities with the worst PM2.5 annual average levels in 2020. Another 34 Indian cities are in the top 50, according to the report by IQAir. That…
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Climate Change

Now Is Our Last Best Chance To Confront The Climate Crisis

Green Queen Team Apr 18, 2021

By: Jeff Goodell With Joe Biden in office, a serious plan to combat climate change is finally in our sights — but the clock is ticking, and there is no more room for error. The Earth’s climate has always been a work in progress. In…
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Climate Change

Our Oceans Are Heating Up, And Worsening The Climate Crisis…Can We Fix It?

Green Queen Team Apr 18, 2021

By: Harold R. Wanless Humans have locked in at least 20 feet of sea level rise—can we still fix it? The climate emergency is bigger than many experts, elected officials, and activists realize. Humanity’s greenhouse gas emissions…
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Climate Change

A Tale Of Two Climate Migrants: What Global Warming Does To Weather Refugees

Green Queen Team Apr 18, 2021

By: Jeremy Deaton The United States has done more to fuel climate migration than any other country on Earth, but it does not always welcome climate migrants. Climate change is fueling longer dry spells, bigger floods and more violent…
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Climate Change

‘I’m Hopeful’: Jerome Foster, The 18-Year-Old Helping To Craft U.S. Climate Policy

Green Queen Team Apr 14, 2021

By: Oliver Milman The New York teenager has been included among a group of advisers to the president – a remarkable journey from protesting in front of the White House. If a week is a long time in politics, the past year has been an…
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Circular Economy

‘The Waste-Free World: How the Circular Economy Will Take Less, Make More, and Save the Planet’ – Exclusive Extract

Green Queen Team Apr 14, 2021

In an introductory excerpt from the new book “THE WASTE-FREE WORLD: How the Circular Economy Will Take Less, Make More, and Save the Planet,” author Ron Gonen details how the planet must transition away from the current linear model that…
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Climate Change

Covering Climate Now Statement On The Climate Emergency

Green Queen Team Apr 13, 2021

Journalism should reflect what the science says: the climate emergency is here. Signed By: Covering Climate Now, Green Queen Media, Scientific American, Columbia Journalism Review, The Nation, The Guardian, Noticias Telemundo, Al…
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Circular Economy

‘Will The Real Environmentalist Please Stand Up?’ Why Hong Kong’s 5 Cent Bottle Recycling Rebate Is A Joke

Green Queen Team Apr 9, 2021

By: Rachel Pang This article originally appeared on Water For Free, a project launched by Hong Kong non-profit Go Green. Read the original article here. I read the opinion piece “Why a 5 cent bottle recycling rebate makes more sense…
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Plastic Pollution

A Type Of ‘Biodegradable’ Plastic Will Soon Be Phased Out In Australia, And That’s A Big Win For The Environment

Green Queen Team Apr 7, 2021

By: Jenni Downes, Monash University; Kim Borg, Monash University, and Nick Florin, University of Technology Sydney To start dealing with Australia’s mounting plastic crisis, the federal government last week launched its first National…
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Southeast Asia

These 3 Chefs Are Pioneering Vegan-Friendly Cuisine in Siem Reap

Green Queen Team Mar 10, 2021

Vegan travel writer & luxury travel specialist Paul Eyers has called Siem Reap home since January 2014. He has personally visited over 130 luxury hotels and resorts throughout Southeast Asia, experiences he chronicles on his Vegan Food…
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Climate Change

Climate Disinformation Is Real: So What Should Journalists Do?

Green Queen Team Mar 9, 2021

By: Andrew McCormick Texas had only just frozen over. In the wake of a devastating winter storm, millions in the state were without power and struggling to find warmth. They boiled snow for water; some were dying. And against all…
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Interviews

Interview: Vivi The Super Vegan Author ‘I Realised That Kids Books Aren’t Vegan Friendly’

Green Queen Team Mar 5, 2021

We recently chatted with Tina Newman, the author of Vivi The Supervegan, a series of children's books with a message to empower kids to be kind to everyone – animals, humans and the planet. Newman shares her journey to veganism, raising…
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Zero Waste

‘Refill Is The Way’ At 2 New Filipino Zero Waste Initiatives– Exclusive Extract From GAIA Book

Green Queen Team Mar 3, 2021

In an excerpt from a new book ‘BUSINESS UNUSUAL: Enterprises paving the way to Zero Waste,’ Marlet Salazar takes us through two Philippine initiatives showing that retail without plastic sachets is not only possible; they are the way. …
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Zero Waste

‘7-9 Green Store, India: Transforming Shoppers’ – Exclusive Extract From New GAIA Book

Green Queen Team Feb 4, 2021

In an excerpt from a new book ‘BUSINESS UNUSUAL: Enterprises paving the way to Zero Waste,’ Beryl Tranco tells the story of how a leisure trip to London in 2016 introduced Bittu John Kalungal, an MTech Aeronautical Engineering graduate, to…
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Zero Waste

‘Slowood: One Zero Waste Step At A Time’ – Exclusive Extract From New GAIA Book

Green Queen Team Jan 29, 2021

In an excerpt from a new book 'BUSINESS UNUSUAL: Enterprises paving the way to Zero Waste,' Margaux Ortiz Fabreag tells the story about how an eco-minded couple in Hong Kong embraced a zero waste way of life and created the Slowood…
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Climate Change

U.N. Environment Chief: ‘There Is No Vaccine For Climate Change’

Green Queen Team Jan 20, 2021

By: Mongabay The world is not prepared for climate change, a new U.N. report warns, highlighting how far behind countries have fallen in implementing adaptation measures. “The hard truth is that climate change is upon us,” Inger…
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Climate Change

UN Secretary-General’s Youth Climate Advisors Urge Green Jobs-Led Covid-19 Recovery To Create Resilient Global Economy

Green Queen Team Dec 18, 2020

The need for greater investments in green jobs is at the top of the youth climate agenda for 2021 according to a new report, compiled by the UN Secretary General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change and published on December 17. …
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Climate Change

U.N. Secretary-General Says Wealthy Nations Need To Cough Up US$100 Billion To Reach Global Climate Goals

Green Queen Team Dec 14, 2020

Meeting the pledge by developed countries to mobilize at least US$100 billion a year to support developing countries in mitigating and adapting to climate change, lagging even before the COVID-19 pandemic, requires urgent action, according…
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Climate Change

Women Are Still Not Heard In the Climate Policy Conversation

Green Queen Team Dec 10, 2020

By: Meghie Rodrigues A case study in Brazil points to a deep gender gap that still has to be bridged in the policymaking debate. Climate change effects don’t have the same impact on everyone: Vulnerable groups always have it…
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Climate Change

Humanity Faces Climate ‘Suicide’ Without U.S. Rejoining Paris Agreement, Says The U.N. Secretary General

Green Queen Team Dec 2, 2020

By: Mark Hertsgaard Joining China and other big polluters, Biden’s pledge of “net zero” US emissions by 2050 brings the Paris Agreement goals “within reach”. “The way we are moving is a suicide,” United Nations Secretary General…
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