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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 Chaos: Extreme Heat, Wildfires and Record-Setting Storms Suggest A Frightening Future Is Already Here

Green Queen Team Aug 27, 2020 0

By: Jeff Barardelli From the historic heat wave and wildfires in the West, to the massive derecho that tore through the middle of the nation, to the record-breaking pace of this year's hurricane season, the unprecedented and…
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A Trump Re-election May Cost Us The Climate Fight

Green Queen Team Aug 26, 2020 0

By: Oliver Milman The US will officially exit the Paris accord one day after the 2020 US election and architects of that deal say the stakes could not be higher. It was a balmy June day in 2017 when Donald Trump took…
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Climate Change: Stronger Typhoons Growing Threat For Asia

Green Queen Team Aug 25, 2020 0

By: Tim Hornyak New research shows a growing threat from Pacific storms amid climate change. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers from around the world gathered virtually in July for a joint conference of the Japan Geoscience…
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New WEF Report Says ‘Prioritizing Nature’ Is A $10 Trillion Opportunity That Would Create 395 Million Jobs

Green Queen Team Aug 20, 2020 0

By: Kimberly White A new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) has found that prioritizing nature isn’t just good for the planet but also good for business. World leaders, cities, companies, and individuals around…
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Q&A w/ FMCG Gurus: Plant Based Consumer Attitudes in 2020

Green Queen Team Aug 20, 2020 0

In the past couple of years, plant-based foods have become more popular amongst the masses. This is being driven by consumers changing their diets to lead healthier and more sustainable lifestyles and associating plant-based ingredients…
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Is India’s Food Bowl Going To Run Out Of Water? Experts Say It’s Likely.

Green Queen Team Aug 17, 2020 0

By: Gurpreet Singh Water-guzzling rice consumes more water than Punjab can recharge. If current irrigation rates continue, the state will empty its groundwater reserves within 20 years. Punjab, a landlocked state in northern India,…
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Meet The Meteorologist That’s Hopeful About The Radical Change That Can Fix The Climate Crisis

Green Queen Team Aug 14, 2020 0

By: Breanna Draxler By decolonizing the atmosphere and making climate reparations, Eric Holthaus shows just how hopeful the next 30 years could be. With the dire predictions of humanity’s prospects in the face of a changing…
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Lack Of Climate Reporting & Data For Africa, Deadly Heat Waves Affecting Millions

Green Queen Team Aug 13, 2020 0

By: Bob Berwyn Centered in the equatorial tropics, Africa is the world's hottest continent, and millions of people there are facing a growing threat from deadly heat waves. But no one knows how many people have died or been…
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Mount Everest At Risk: Climate Change Causing Himalayas Glacier Melting

Green Queen Team Aug 11, 2020 0

By: T. V. Padma India’s first regional climate change assessment warns of accelerated glacier melt. Climate change has hastened glacial melting across the Hindu Kush Himalaya region, home to some of the world’s tallest peaks,…
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Galápagos: The Reality Of Our Insatiable Demand For Seafood

Green Queen Team Aug 11, 2020 0

This article is republished with permission from OceansAsia, a Hong Kong-based nonprofit organisation dedicated to ocean conservation and exposing wildlife crimes and activities that are polluting our marine ecosystems. By: OceansAsia …
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Ban Ki-Moon: I’m Bewildered That Trump Would Imperil America By Abandoning The Paris Agreement

Green Queen Team Aug 7, 2020 0

By: Ban Ki-moon The world needs America’s leadership – walking away will do nothing to stop the consequences of climate change, writes former U.N. secretary general Ban Ki-moon. The Paris agreement to tackle climate change is an…
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Digital Divide: Fighting Climate Change Means More Internet Access

Green Queen Team Aug 4, 2020 0

By: Maddie Stone One of the starkest inequalities exposed by the coronavirus pandemic is the difference between the digital haves and have-nots. Those with a fast internet connection are more able to work and learn remotely, stay in…
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‘The Fashion Industry Is Entering A Period of Reflection And Reinvention’ – Exclusive Extract From New SDG Book

Green Queen Team Jul 31, 2020 0

In an excerpt from their new book "Leading Sustainably: The Path to Sustainable Business and How the SDGs Changed Everything," Trista Bridges and Donald Eubank illustrate how the rise of 'Consumer Culture' pushed the fashion industry to…
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The US Withdrawal From The Paris Climate Accord Is A Racist Act

Green Queen Team Jul 30, 2020 0

By: Adrienne Hollis The Paris agreement threw a lifeline to millions of people of color facing a premature death. Trump is tearing that away, writes Adrienne Hollis, the Senior Climate Justice and Health Scientist at the Union of…
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From Ghana To Colombia: The Youth Climate Movement Across The Global South

Green Queen Team Jul 30, 2020 0

By: Inés M. Pousadela In early 2020, as millions went into lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the environment experienced temporary relief from the impacts of human activity. As skies cleared and birds and animals claimed city…
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Agroforestry Is Profitable & Climate-Friendly, So Why Don’t Farmers Plant More Trees?

Green Queen Team Jul 28, 2020 0

By: Stephanie Hanes In the latter part of 2016, Ethan Steinberg and two of his friends planned a driving tour across the U.S. to interview farmers. Their goal was to solve a riddle that had been bothering each of them for…
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Donald Trump Wants A Fight On The Green New Deal. So Do We.

Green Queen Team Jul 28, 2020 0

By: Varshini Prakash and John Podesta It’s not just the right thing to do. Climate action is a winning issue for Democrats—and a point of vulnerability for Trump. At the 2019 Republican Retreat, Donald Trump promised…
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Hong Kong Shifts Exclusive Photo Journalism Series: Street Cleaners Of The City

Green Queen Team Jul 21, 2020 0

In this brand new limited edition series, we are partnering with Hong Kong Shifts to bring you the stories of everyday shift workers across Hong Kong who work tirelessly in the background of our busy lives to keep Asia's world city…
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Bill Nye On Climate Change & Corona: We Are Failing a National Test On Scientific Literacy

Green Queen Team Jul 21, 2020 0

By: Jeremy Deaton The United States is facing two massive threats — climate change and the coronavirus — that we cannot solve without science. One is playing out slowly, over decades, growing inexorably worse as we continue to burn…
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The Real Issue At Stake: Why The US 2020 Elections Is A Climate Story More Than Anything

Green Queen Team Jul 18, 2020 0

By: Andrew McCormick EVERY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION is critical in its way. Even so, 2020 manages to feel unique. With a deadly virus stalking the land and crashing the economy and political polarization so high that the truth itself…
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Would You Drink Dirty Water To Survive? Zimbabweans Struggle With Extreme Drought

Green Queen Team Jul 16, 2020 0

By: Nesia Mhaka Drought has hit Zimbabwe with a vengeance. Water supply to several neighbourhoods is severely limited, while people in the countryside scramble for resources. Meanwhile, in a Harare suburb, residents have resorted…
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