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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.

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Inflation Reduction Act: US States Aren’t Using Enough of the Available Funds for Climate Action

Green Queen Team Sep 7, 2024

Two years after the IRA passed, a new report found that states have only captured a tiny fraction of the funding available. By Syris Valentine When President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, into law two…
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Politicians Are Failing to Capitalise On A Highly Popular Issue: Climate Change

Green Queen Team Aug 17, 2024

The misperception gap widens when officials get more money from fossil fuel interests. By Kate Yoder When the New Orleans City Council debated a proposal for a $210 million gas-fired power plant in 2017, something felt off about the…
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With Extreme Rainfall, Climate Change is Worsening Sewer Systems & Illness

Green Queen Team Aug 10, 2024

In hundreds of US cities and towns, extreme rainfalls are overwhelming outdated sewer systems, flooding waterways with untreated sewage. By Kait Parker Although raw sewage and gastrointestinal illnesses are rarely topics broached in…
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The Climate is Changing So Quickly, We Haven’t Seen How Bad Extreme Weather Can Get

Green Queen Team Aug 3, 2024

By Simon H Lee, lecturer in atmospheric science, University of St Andrews; Hayley J Fowler, professor of climate change impacts, Newcastle University; and Paul Davies, chief meteorologist, Met Office Extreme weather is by definition…
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Overfishing is Bad for Marine Life – and the Planet

Green Queen Team Aug 1, 2024

Just by ending the practice of overfishing, we could store the same amount of carbon as 6.5 million acres of forest each year. By Sophie Kevany In the search for winning climate solutions, the world’s oceans are an undisputed…
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The Sporting World is Feeling the Effects of Climate Change – Here’s How It’s Adapting

Green Queen Team Jul 31, 2024

By Mark Charlton, net-zero research theme director, De Montfort University In the unlikely event I ever run another marathon, I wouldn’t want to do it at night. But some famous global running events, including the world…
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In the Philippines, A Human Rights Report Delivers Hope for Climate Justice

Green Queen Team Jul 27, 2024

A 2022 Philippine Commission on Human Rights report links fossil fuel companies to climate change and human rights impacts, boosting climate justice efforts. It calls for stricter regulations, corporate accountability, and reparations for…
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The Rural Families Saving Money (and the Planet) with Electric Vehicles

Green Queen Team Jul 12, 2024

EVs don’t need gas, and new US tax credits can make purchasing them more affordable. By Daisy Simmons Some people thought Juliana Dockery and her husband Sean were being impractical when they bought an electric vehicle in 2022. Why?…
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3 Things Western Governments Can Do to Tackle Climate Injustice in Vulnerable Countries

Green Queen Team Jul 8, 2024

By Maria Pournara, lecturer in criminology, Swansea University; and Filippos Proedrou, associate professor of global political economy, University of South Wales Average global air temperatures breached 1.5°C for the first…
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The Trillion-Dollar Question: How Will Climate Change Affect the Economy?

Green Queen Team Jul 6, 2024

By Dana Nuccitelli When Category 5 Hurricane Otis roared through Acapulco, Mexico, in October 2023, the city was left in ruins.* Winds stripped facades from beachfront buildings and storm surge flooded lobbies. The storm killed at least…
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Countries Fail to Mention Children in Their Climate Action Plans: Study

Green Queen Team Jul 5, 2024

A study of 160 countries shows a third don't mention children at all. By Anya Kamenetz Kathrin Zangerl is a pediatrician at the Heidelberg Institute of Global Health in Germany, where she is a specialist on how climate change affects…
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The Race to Make Plant-Based Meat More Affordable

Green Queen Team Jun 29, 2024

An often insurmountable price barrier is keeping many people from buying plant-based alternatives to beef, pork, and chicken. By Ayurella Horn-Muller Isobelle McClements was 13 when she came home from school and told her parents she…
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How Bad Weather Forecasts Can Make Your Groceries More Expensive

Green Queen Team Jun 28, 2024

Economists are seeing a growing link between isolated climate shocks and supply chain disruptions that lead to higher food costs. By Ayurella Horn-Muller It’s no secret that a warming world will drive food prices higher, a phenomenon…
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How Fossil Fuel Climate Obstructonalism Will Influence the UK Elections

Green Queen Team Jun 22, 2024

Regardless of who wins next month, fossil fuel interests have multiple levers for influencing policy. By Freddie Daley and Peter Newell The UK is heading to the polls on July 4. Although it doesn’t get enough attention, the two major…
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Study: Carbon Capture Tech Will Extend Oil Production by 84 Years

Green Queen Team Jun 18, 2024

The study focuses on a Canadian oil field that should have shut down in 2016 but could now keep producing oil until 2100. By Geoff Dembicki A major Canadian oil field in the province of Saskatchewan would likely have reached the end…
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4 Things to Ask Your Therapist About Climate Change

Green Queen Team Jun 17, 2024

If feeling helpless, angry, or anxious about climate change is taking over your life, therapy can help. But finding the right person to talk to is critical. By Samantha Harrington We live in a world in which extreme weather is…
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How US States Can Support Climate Change Education in Schools

Green Queen Team Jun 8, 2024

Eight US lawmakers explain how states can support climate change education in their schools. By Glenn Branch So you want to help to improve climate change education. Good for you! Climate change education is…
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How Cycling Can Fix Our Health – and the Planet’s Too

Green Queen Team Jun 1, 2024

By Kévin Jean, assistant professor in epidemiology, CNAM; Aubrey de Nazella, senior lecturer at Imperial College London; Marion Leroutier, postdoctoral fellow, Institute for Fiscal Studies; Philippe Quirion, research director, CNRS; and …
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With So Many Microplastics, Is Bottled Water Still Natural?

Green Queen Team May 25, 2024

Recent lawsuits say Arrowhead, Evian, Poland Spring, and other water bottlers are deceiving customers. By Joseph Winters Is bottled water really “natural” if it’s contaminated with microplastics? A series of lawsuits recently filed…
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Can Plant-Based Meat Escape the Culture Wars?

Green Queen Team May 18, 2024

By S Marek Muller, assistant professor of communication studies, Texas State University; and David Rooney, doctoral candidate, University of Texas at Austin Increasingly, vegans, vegetarians and others looking for meat alternatives are…
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A Climate Vaccine: A New Way to Battle Climate Misinformation

Green Queen Team May 11, 2024

Facts aren’t enough to combat false and misleading messaging. Experts suggest an additional strategy. By Stella Levantesi “The climate crisis is a hoax,” “climate action is too costly,” “the climate has already changed in the past”:…
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