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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.

Interviews

Q&A w/ Eugene Wang of Sophie’s Bionutrients: Why We Moved Our Production From Singapore to the Netherlands

Green Queen Team Nov 12, 2021

We recently had the chance to speak to Eugene Wang, co-founder and CEO of Sophie's Bionutrients. The Singapore-based company, which grows microalgae in bioreactors, recently announced a move to Europe, and we wanted to know more: why would…
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Climate Change

Whose Voices Are (and Aren’t) Being Heard at COP26?

Green Queen Team Nov 9, 2021

By Rachel Sarah “COP26 is looking like one of the most inequitable, White, and segregated COPs to ever occur,” says Ayisha Siddiqa, a climate activist who traveled from New York City to Glasgow for the long-awaited…
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Vegan

Vegan Marketplace Vejii Goes Public on the Canadian Stock Exchange

Green Queen Team Nov 9, 2021

The Canada-based online marketplace Vejii is the latest vegan company to announce plans to go public after just one year in the marketplace. It will begin trading on the CSE under the ticker VEJI on November 9th, 2021. In another sign…
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Climate Change

What Is Deforestation? And Is Stopping It Really Possible?

Green Queen Team Nov 8, 2021

By: Patrick Greenfield As world leaders prepare to commit to halting the destruction of forests, here’s everything you need to know about some of the planet’s most biodiverse places. Forests and nature are centre stage at Cop26. On…
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Climate Change

Is the Global Methane Pledge Just “Words on Paper”?

Green Queen Team Nov 8, 2021

By Amy Westervelt More than 70 countries, including the United States, have promised to reduce methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030. Is it enough? This week at COP26, more than 70 countries, led by the European Union and the…
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Climate Change

There’s Still Time to Fix the Climate—About 11 Years

Green Queen Team Nov 7, 2021

By Mark Fischetti On October 31 world leaders will descend on Glasgow, Scotland, for the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP26, in a last-ditch effort to defuse the climate emergency by limiting global warming to…
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Climate Change

Reasons To Be Hopeful: The Climate Solutions Available Now

Green Queen Team Nov 4, 2021

By: Damian Carrington and Guardian reporters The climate emergency is the biggest threat to civilisation we have ever faced. But there is good news: we already have every tool we need to beat it. The challenge is not identifying the…
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Climate Change

Exxon Is Desperate to Keep People From Realizing It Lied About Climate

Green Queen Team Nov 4, 2021

By Geoff Dembicki Oil executives delayed and deflected at a historic congressional hearing into climate denial Thursday. Experts say once people learn the truth it could be game over for Big Oil. Exxon had been dreading this day…
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Climate Change

‘Breathtaking’ Lack of Commitment as Rich Countries Delay Climate Finance Pledge to 2023

Green Queen Team Nov 3, 2021

The UK will have to open COP26 with a last-ditch bid to mobilize US$100 billion per year in climate finance from the world’s richest nations,
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Alt Protein

Daring Foods’ Latest Funding Round Brings Its 12-Month Total to $120M for Vegan Chicken Expansion

Green Queen Team Oct 29, 2021

Vegan chicken brand Daring Foods has secured its third investment in the last 12 months, including an A-list roster of investors.
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Climate Change

45% of Americans Don’t Believe Humans Cause Climate Change, VICE News/Guardian Poll Shows

Green Queen Team Oct 28, 2021

VICE News partnered with the Guardian and pollster YouGov to find out how people living in the US think and feel about climate change.
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Alt Protein

Aqua Cultured Foods Reels In a Big One: $2.1M In Oversubscribed Pre-Seed

Green Queen Team Oct 27, 2021

Alternative seafood brand Aqua Cultured Foods says it has closed one of the largest pre-seed funding rounds for a food tech company in the biofermentation protein space.
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Cell-Based News

Beluga vs. Burger: Price Parity and Scalability Won’t Stop Cultivated Luxury Products From Reaching Commercial Viability

Green Queen Team Oct 22, 2021

By: Prof. Dr. Muriel Vernon, Dr. Sundar Pattabiraman and Henri Kunz Recently, two Techno Economic Analyses (TEAs) on the subject of (commodity) cultivated meat have been hotly debated. More specifically, the critical cost reduction…
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Climate Change

Why the UK Government Published, Then Deleted, a Paper Calling for Less Meat and Less Air Travel

Green Queen Team Oct 22, 2021

A report published to a UK government website recommending a shift toward less meat and less air travel was deleted earlier this week.
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Alt Protein

Vegan Lamb Launches In the US to Help ‘Democratize’ Heritage Breed Meats

Green Queen Team Oct 21, 2021

Plant-based lamb has arrived in the U.S. Food-tech startup Black Sheep Foods, dedicated to recreating heritage breed and wild game meats from plants, has launched its first vegan lamb at Bay Area Greek restaurant, Souvla.
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Circular Economy

H&M and IKEA Partner On Recycled Textile Databank In Sustainability Push

Green Queen Team Oct 15, 2021

IKEA and H&M have teamed up to explore the potential and challenges in using recycled textiles to meet their 2030 sustainability targets.
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Vegan

Grounded Foods Eyes EU Market for Ugly Cauliflower Dairy-Free Cheese With Pre-Series A $2.5M Raise

Green Queen Team Oct 14, 2021

Grounded Foods has raised $2.5 million in pre-Series A funding, which will help to bring its dairy-free cheese to Europe.
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Climate Change

7 Countries Including Germany, France and the UK Launch Initiative to End New Coal Power

Green Queen Team Oct 14, 2021

During the UN General Assembly, a coalition of 7 countries launched a coal power initiative to keep global temperature rise to 1.5°C.
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Climate Change

Greta Thunberg Says COP26 Is Time For Leaders To Be Honest

Green Queen Team Oct 14, 2021

Greta Thunberg says success at the upcoming COP26 depends on world leaders admitting that their action is not living up to their words.
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Climate Change

Anxious About The Planet? Here’s How To Cope

Green Queen Team Oct 7, 2021

By James Gaines, Knowable Magazine Worry over the planet’s future is taking a toll on emotional well-being, researchers say. Here’s how to cope so we don’t lose hope for our planet and for ourselves. The Earth’s average global…
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Vegan

Burger King Extends ‘Impossible’ Franchise With the Launch Of Impossible’s Vegan Nuggets

Green Queen Team Oct 7, 2021

It made the Impossible Whopper famous. Now, Burger King is bringing the brand's first vegan nuggets to market in a three-city market test.
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