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Coffee and Chocolate Drive Deforestation and Human Rights Violations. Can the Industries Change?
The world loves coffee and chocolate. But both are linked to two big problems: deforestation and ongoing human rights violations. What will it take for the industries to change their ways for good?
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Nest Co-Founder Takes On Food Waste Emissions With Mill
Matt Rogers, co-founder of the popular Nest Labs smart thermostat, is now putting his focus on food waste with the launch of a novel kitchen device called Mill.
Mill is a kitchen device that dehydrates a range of food scraps not!-->!-->!-->…
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How To Get Your Portfolio Into Climate Shape
CEO of investment management company VegTech™ Invest Elysabeth Alfano shares her tips on how to invest for the climate.
As the CEO of investment management company VegTech™ Invest, Elysabeth Alfano knows a thing or three about impact!-->!-->!-->…
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Food Culture Expert Eve Turow-Paul of Food For Climate League: ‘Small Changes To Menu Language Can Dramatically Impact Consumer Choice’
Green Queen's Sonalie Figueiras interviews non-profit founder and food culture expert Eve Turow-Paul about food, climate and how to empower people to change what's on their plate for a more sustainable future.
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Food Footprint: Which Diet Creates The Least Amount Of Food Waste?
In the Green Queen Food Footprint Series, we tackle some of the complexities surrounding food and examine which choices are really the most planet-friendly. Today, we explore different dietary choices and find out which one is associated!-->…
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What Is Your Digital Footprint & How Can You Minimise It?
From generating huge amounts of waste to spewing out greenhouse gases, here is everything you need to know about the environmental impact of your digital use and what we can individually do to minimise it.
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It’s the Law: Taiwan’s New Climate Bill Mandates Government Backing of Plant-Based Diets
Taiwan's new climate bill, the Climate Change Response Act, includes sweeping legislation aimed at achieving the country's 2050 net-zero target. Chief among its requirements: promoting a low-carbon, plant-based diet.
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EVs, Green Fertilizers & Plant-Based Proteins: These 3 ‘Super Tipping Points’ Key To Decarbonization
A new report says targeted action dubbed 'super-tipping points' in three key areas including EVs, green fertilizers and plant-based proteins could lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the transition to!-->…
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Food Footprint: Is Eating Seafood Better for the Climate Than Meat?
With the climate crisis climbing to the top of the global agenda, more people are beginning to take notice of the connection between our consumption choices and the carbon footprint it leaves behind. While some questions about the!-->…
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As China Reopens Ahead of Lunar New Year, Carbon-Intensive Meat Demand Set to Surge
With China's U-turn on its “zero-Covid” policy and the Lunar New Year just around the corner, a boom in carbon-intensive meat consumption is highly likely.
For the rest of the world, 2022 was marked by a return to the pre-pandemic!-->!-->!-->…
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Without Buying Offsets, the EATV ETF Earns Carbon Neutral Status
The VegTech plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF, EATV, is now certified carbon neutral — a feat it achieved without buying offsets.
EATV (NYSE: EATV) says its carbon-neutral status comes by way of avoiding animal products in food!-->!-->!-->…
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This Carbon Negative Cement Reduces Emissions and Costs Less Than Conventional
In the fight against climate change, a new approach to cement is key. Brimstone says its concrete is carbon-negative.
Concrete's carbon footprint is not insignificant. Every year, more than four billion tonnes of cement are used to make!-->!-->!-->…
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Sustainability Messaging on Menus Promote Plant-Based Food Choices, Multiple Studies Agree
Multiple studies from around the world agree: sustainability messaging on menus is successful in getting more diners to order plant-based meals.
Scientists have warned that global meat and dairy intake must fall if we are to combat the!-->!-->!-->…
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A Surge in Corporates Green Job Listings Highlights The Lack Of Global Sustainability Talent
By Christopher Boone, Professor of Sustainability, Arizona State University and Karen C. Seto, Professor of Geography and Urbanization Science, Yale University
To meet today’s global sustainability challenges, the corporate world needs!-->!-->!-->…
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Is Global Warming Real? The Short Answer Is Yes, But Here’s Why
In 1856, American scientist Eunice Foote released a paper that described how an odorless gas, called carbon dioxide, could absorb heat. She concluded: “An atmosphere of that gas would give to our earth a high temperature.”One century!-->…
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I Quit Waste: Inequity, Injustice & Broken Systems -Why We Need To Reclaim Our Food Autonomy
Smita J asks some tough questions.
The activist questions our global food systems and their reliance on Big Food's over-processed, industrially farmed commodities, shares her learnings from a visit to a sustainable farming community in!-->!-->!-->…
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Singapore Appoints Its First Chief Sustainability Officer
Singapore's Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment announced the establishment of the position of Government Chief Sustainability Officer to advance its fight against the climate crisis.
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Should You Be Buried In a Reef Ball? Why This Burial Option May Be the Most Sustainable Choice
It’s now possible to choose a sustainable, concrete-laden burial at sea, following cremation, for your last wish.
Advocates of the practice claim that it is a way to support marine ecosystems, by providing habitats for various species!-->!-->!-->…
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Greenwashing Stigma: Research Shows We Forgive Big Polluters While Punishing Corporates Who Try To Do Better
Stigma is an awful burden for business. But what if – for some companies – stigma is an asset?
By: Adam Austen Kay, The University of Queensland
That’s what I and an international team of researchers set out to investigate in a new!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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Does Religion Influence Food Waste Habits?
A new study explores food waste behaviors in various religious sects, building on further research exploring thoughts about climate change.
The research, published in the journal Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, looked at dining!-->!-->!-->…
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Can This Al-Gore-Backed AI Tool Change the Game on Climate Action?
Climate TRACE, the global non-profit coalition working to make meaningful climate action faster and easier by independently tracking greenhouse gas emissions, has released data on more than 70,000 polluters.
Last month, during the COP27!-->!-->!-->…
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