Climate Change

Last month, a groundbreaking summit dedicated to the sustainability of school meals took place in Hong Kong, led by school students and The Alliance for Sustainable Schools (TASS). The event, which coincided with Earth Day, was…
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By John. R. Platt As war and conflicts rage on in Ukraine, Yemen, South Sudan, Libya and other places around the globe, it’s important to look at the long-term effects of military strife, which can destroy the environment as easily as…
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Chef José Andrés has joined forces with the George Washington University (GW) to establish the Global Food Institute to help fix the food system. José Andrés, known for his commitment to addressing hunger, poverty, and public health…
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Australia-based snack bar start-up I Am Grounded has released the first energy bar made from coffee waste by upcycling the nutrient-rich coffee fruit. In a bid to innovate in the energy bar sector while tackling agricultural waste, I Am…
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Despite a plastic credit card not being massively eco-friendly, how the companies behind it are run can help you lessen your planetary impact. If you are in the market for a new credit card, take a look at the following options before…
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Green Queen's founder shares her take on HackSummit, the must-attend yearly climate and food tech event that just took place in Lausanne, Switzerland. Should climate activists travel to conferences? It’s a tough question to answer.…
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Facing the intersection of chronic disease and climate change, physicians must prioritize planetary health for the sake of their patients, researchers say. In a recent viewpoint published in the JAMA Network, researchers out of New…
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In our Green Queen Food Footprint Series, we tackle some of the complexities surrounding food and examine which choices are really the most planet-friendly. Here, we compare dairy milk vs. almond milk, and how it fares against other types…
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Check out these new environmental novels that help us explore the complex geographies of climate change, pollution and the extinction crisis.
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Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, Green Queen has put together this list of must-watch climate change documentaries.
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By: Mitchell P. Jones Fungi — a scientific goldmine? Well, that’s what a review publishedlast year in the journal Trends in Biotechnology indicates. You may think mushrooms are a long chalk from the caped crusaders of…
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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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By: Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL and the Natural History Museum of Denmark There's no denying that what we eat is intrinsically linked to the climate crisis. Is the an Ultra-Flexitarian diet the…
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A recent survey finds consumers in five major meat-consuming nations are still largely in the dark about its climate impact. A recent global poll by Northstar Research, commissioned by sustainable food NGO Madre Brava, revealed that…
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Meaningless buzzword or key survival concept? “Sustainability” is more important than ever before – but what does it even mean? Today, googling “sustainability” turns up over 1.65 billion results. We have become so obsessed with this…
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In the fight against climate change and to support economic growth, the blue economy is perhaps the most important contender. But what is it, exactly? As climate change is already taking its toll across the planet, coastal communities…
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By: Victoria Namkung Blistering heat, stronger storms, droughts, floods and fires are putting food production at risk. Sriracha fans are a passionate bunch. They have been known to get tattoos of the popular hot sauce on…
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The E.U.'s decision to regulate deforestation-related commodities comes in response to the growing concern about its impact on climate change and biodiversity loss. And it could bring more focus to the U.S. Forest Act. The European…
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New York City's Mayor Eric Adams says the city will reduce carbon emissions from food purchases by 33 percent across its agencies by 2030. The news comes as it has released its first integrated greenhouse gas inventory, which includes…
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Is global warming real? That's the consensus from the scientific community, but there's a lot to unpack. In 1856, American scientist Eunice Foote released a paper that described how an odorless gas, called carbon dioxide, could absorb…
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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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