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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

The U.S. Releases $500 Million to Make School Buses Electric

Green Queen Team Jun 2, 2022

Last month, the Biden-Harris administration announced the first round of its $5 billion commitment toward replacing the nation's school buses with clean energy zero-emissions electric buses in a bid to reduce the country's carbon…
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Climate Change

Big Tobacco’s Big Climate Impact

Green Queen Team Jun 1, 2022

New data released by the World Health Organization point to the tobacco industry's impact on the climate and call for more accountability in the industry. Tobacco use has dropped dramatically over the last half-century, but it's still…
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Alt Protein

Cultivated Meat Might Seem Alien But It’s Better Than Animal Agriculture

Green Queen Team May 30, 2022

By Matti Wilks. The world is in the grips of a food-tech revolution. One of the most compelling new developments is cultured meat, also known as clean, cell-based or slaughter-free meat. It’s grown from stem cells taken from a live…
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Climate Change

Climate Action’s Most Important Tool? It’s People, New Research Says

Green Queen Team May 27, 2022

New research into the climate crisis calls for an unconventional tool: "placing people at the heart of climate action." According to the research, published in the journal PLOS CLIMATE, "profound societal change along with continued…
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Alt Protein

Good Meat Partners With ABEC to Build the Largest Cultivated Meat Bioreactors

Green Queen Team May 26, 2022

Good Meat, the Eat Just division focused on cultivated meat, has partnered with ABEC on a multi-year agreement to boost its production of cell-based protein. ABEC, which has been making bioreactors since the 1980s, will help Good Meat…
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Climate Change

Cutting CO2 Not Enough—Reducing Other GHGs Critical In Climate Fight, Study Finds

Green Queen Team May 25, 2022

Humans need to reduce more greenhouse gases than just carbon dioxide to prevent catastrophic global warming, finds a new study. On the heels of the most recent IPCC climate report installment, which identified the urgent need to reduce…
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Alt Protein

Future Food-Tech’s Dedicated Alt Protein Summit To Connect Global Leaders & Innovators Disrupting How We Eat

Green Queen Team May 24, 2022

According to non-profit think tank the Good Food Institute's State of the Industry 2021 report, over $5 billion was invested into alternative protein startup last year, up from over $3 billion the year before. As huge challenges continue…
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Alt Protein

MeaTech Joins the UN’s Global Compact Initiative on Sustainability

Green Queen Team May 24, 2022

Israel-based cultivated meat company MeaTech has joined the United Nations Global Compact initiative in a move to support the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. One of the companies at the forefront of bringing cultivated meat to…
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Climate Change

Your Cat Is Fighting Climate Change: Kitty Litter Traps Methane Gas, Study Finds

Green Queen Team May 23, 2022

It's news that's sure to put a smile on the faces of cat lovers everywhere: MIT researchers say cat litter could help fight climate change. That's right—cat litter may help fight climate change. According to the MIT research team,…
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Future Foods

As the Mushroom Boom Continues, Scientists Grow Tricky Morels Indoors

Green Queen Team May 23, 2022

Scientists say they've developed a method to grow morel mushrooms in greenhouse environments, which could bring this once rare treat to tables year-round. The morel mushroom is one of our food system's most thrilling bites. Difficult to…
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Climate Change

Renewable Energy Is Cheaper Than Gas In the Shift Away From Coal, New Research Finds

Green Queen Team May 20, 2022

Switching from coal to clean energy is cheaper than switching to gas, new data from analytics firm TransitionZero reports. Energy production and use is the leading cause of climate change. According to the EPA, electricity and heat…
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Alt Protein

Impossible Nuggets and Sausage Launch In U.K., Additional Products ‘To Come Later’

Green Queen Team May 19, 2022

Two Impossible Foods products will mark the Bay Area food tech company's highly anticipated European debut this week. The Impossible Chicken Nuggets and Impossible Sausage Patties are available starting today at more than 300 locations…
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Climate Change

Sunscreen That Damages Reefs May Also Threaten Seagrass, Study Finds

Green Queen Team May 17, 2022

Reef-safe sunscreen may protect more than coral. According to new research, many of the sunscreen chemicals linked to coral bleaching are also accumulating in Mediterranean seagrass. Scientists have discovered chemicals including…
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Climate Change

The FAO Spotlights Food Security On First International Day of Plant Health

Green Queen Team May 16, 2022

Last week, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization celebrated the first annual International Day of Plant Health—a tentpole built around investment and innovation aimed at boosting food security. Eighty percent of our food…
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Alt Dairy

This Dairy-Free Milk Is Made By An American Beer Giant

Green Queen Team May 13, 2022

American beer giant Molson Coors has a new barley-based product. It's not beer, though, it's dairy-free milk. That's right, the company behind Miller Light and Coors Light is using barley grains—a key ingredient in beermaking—to create…
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Plastic Pollution

Plastic Waste Is a Gold Mine, Study Finds

Green Queen Team May 12, 2022

Making recycling systems more efficient will save between $4.5 billion and nearly $10 billion according to new research. According to findings published in Resources, Conservation and Recycling, there's more plastic in landfills than…
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Climate Change

New Climate Report Gives 1.5°C Warming 50-50 Chance By 2026

Green Queen Team May 11, 2022

On the heels of the recent IPCC report that suggested temperatures will at least "temporarily" surpass the 1.5°C Paris Agreement target, the World Meteorological Organization forecasts the likelihood, giving it a near 50-50 chance in its…
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Climate Change

Heinz Is Working on a Ketchup Bottle Made From Wood Pulp

Green Queen Team May 10, 2022

In a partnership with wood pulp packaging company Pulpex, Heinz, maker of the world's most popular ketchup, could soon come in a bottle what the company claims is 100 percent sustainably sourced wood pulp. The announcement would make…
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Alt Protein

More Than 30 D.C. Restaurants Join the First Veg Week In Washington

Green Queen Team May 8, 2022

The nation's capital will celebrate its first Veg Restaurant Week from May 7-14th. If you're looking for a last-minute treat for Mom this Mother's Day, try booking a table at one of more than 30 restaurants participating in Washington…
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Alt Dairy

Tomorrow Farms Raises $8.5 Million for Sustainable ‘Next-Gen’ Foods

Green Queen Team May 6, 2022

Closing an $8.5 million Seed Round led by Chris Sacca's Lowercarbon Capital, Maveron, Valor Siren Ventures, Simple Food Ventures, and SV Angel, Tomorrow Farms says it's gearing up to fuel the "sustainable food revolution." New…
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Climate Change

More Stringent Sustainability Standards Are Coming to the EU

Green Queen Team May 4, 2022

Sustainability targets for companies doing business across Europe will have to widen if the bloc adopts standards proposed by the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group. "The EU sustainability reporting standards are set to be the…
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