Climate Change

US biomaterials firm Uncaged Innovations, which produces plastic-free leather alternatives with grain byproducts, has welcomed Natalie Portman as a strategic partner. A long-time vegan known for her animal rights and ethical advocacy,…
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Meat prices in the UK have increased over six times faster than beans and lentils, causing a slowdown in sales of animal proteins in favour of plant-based options. As the cost of meat reaches unprecedented highs, Brits are feeling the…
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Asia's water insecurity is escalating, threatening further economic and social risks; adopting measures like better irrigation systems and sustainable diets can avert this crisis. The world's largest continent is home to 60% of its…
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The Health Council of the Netherlands has published new dietary guidelines that call for a transition to plant-rich eating patterns for nutritional and environmental benefits, with meat and dairy alternatives a prominent feature. The…
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Despite sustainable diets and meat reduction being identified as key levers to mitigate the climate crisis, only a small fraction of media coverage focuses on these topics. As scientists raise alarms about our current meat consumption…
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Senior officials from some of the UK's largest food companies have published a memo detailing how the industry's push towards intensive meat and dairy farming goes against its health and climate goals. The UK meat and dairy industry's…
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Climate action organisation Project Drawdown has launched a new Explorer tool to classify environmental solutions based on their level of impact (or lack thereof). There are legions of ways to fight the climate crisis, both on an…
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Welcome to the final edition of Green Queen’s #COP30 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the web to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. Catch up: VOLUME 1 |…
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Aline Baroni, country director of ProVeg Brasil, makes a case for why COP30 could bring about a pivotal shift in the fight for a better agrifood system. Brazil’s ecosystems are a kaleidoscope of life. According to UNEP, the…
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Maddy Haughton-Boakes, senior campaigner at the Changing Markets Foundation, on how the Big Ag lobby is flooding COP30, and how to curb its greenwashing efforts. As COP30 enters its final days, an unfortunate takeaway is the…
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Welcome to #COP30. In our Green Queen COP30 Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the web to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. Catch up: VOLUME 1 | VOLUME 2 Headlines…
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US meat behemoth Tyson Foods has settled a greenwashing lawsuit, agreeing to stop labelling its beef products as climate-friendly or claiming it will reach net zero by 2050. A year after getting sued for marketing its beef as…
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CSM Ingredients, a leading bakery industry supplier, has forayed into the cocoa-free chocolate world with a range of carob-based innovations. It was in the 1970s, during the natural food movement, that carob gained popularity as a cocoa…
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Swiss manufacturing giant Bühler Group has named three winners of its New Chocolate Challenge, which aims to industrialise climate-resilient cocoa-free ingredients. Foreverland, Green Spot Technologies and Kawa Project have all won…
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Welcome to Volume 2 of Green Queen’s #COP30 Digest. Here, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. Catch up: VOLUME 1 Headlines You…
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In its latest move to weaken climate goals, the European Parliament has voted to scale back rules for ESG reporting, eliminating a fine for human rights and climate violations. The European Parliament has undermined its own climate…
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German discount retailer Lidl has increased the sales of healthy food in the UK by 80% since 2019, two years ahead of schedule, after becoming the first supermarket to align with the Eat-Lancet Planetary Health Diet. Fibre, healthy…
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Welcome to #COP30 – watch the opening ceremony here. In our Green Queen COP30 Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the web to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’. Headlines You…
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The future of coffee, cocoa and wine is already in danger thanks to climate change, and even the most advanced geoengineering interventions might not be enough to protect them. In a damning study about the extent of the climate crisis's…
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Four years after countries signed the Global Methane Pledge, the meat and dairy industry – the largest emitter of the gas – is still lagging. Collectively, 52 of the largest meat and dairy producers emit 22 million tonnes of methane…
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The Global Methane Hub has invested $30M in an accelerator programme to fast-track solutions to lower methane emissions from rice production. Half the world depends on rice for most of its food requirements, and 95% of the…
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