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Your Daily Cup of Coffee is Costly to the Planet. Here’s How to Fix It.
By: Mark Maslin, Professor of Earth System Science, UCL and the Natural History Museum of Denmark & Carmen Nab, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science, UCL
For many of us, coffee is essential. It allows us to!-->!-->!-->…
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These 3 Pollution-Fighting House Plants to Upgrade Your Indoor Air
Decorating your home with plants won’t just brighten up your home, it will literally make you healthier. Plants offer numerous benefits for our well-being, the most notable of which are that they literally clean the air around them, a must!-->…
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5 Foods You Eat Everyday Could Disappear Because Of Climate Change, From Coffee To Potatoes
Climate events will not just be felt through more frequent natural disasters and extreme temperatures, but they will soon have a daily impact on our lives in the way of food.
Believe it or not, we may no longer be able to enjoy many of!-->!-->!-->…
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The Era of Certified Regenerative Agriculture Is Underway
It's been more than 20 years since the USDA launched the National Organic Program that changed the American food system. Now, farmers and forward-thinking brands are embracing regenerative agriculture as the next step in healthy food and!-->…
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Greenwashing: A Guide To Spotting All Kinds of Green Sheen From Greencrowding to Greenhushing
From greenlabelling to greenlighting: here's a guide to greenwashing vocabulary in all its shapes and forms, as well as examples to help you spot them.
So you’ve heard of greenwashing. But there’s a whole host of ways companies are!-->!-->!-->…
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10 Trends Shaping Eco Travel: Exploration Meets Ethics
Following covid, travellers are shifting towards ‘planet-first’ destinations and meaningful eco-travel experiences.
Globally, aviation accounts for around 2.5 percent of carbon emissions and 1.9 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions,!-->!-->!-->…
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Jellatech Debuts Cell-Based Human Collagen As Investigation Links Industry to Deforestation
The jury's still out on whether or not collagen supplements have any real benefits, but as an investigation links the industry to deforestation, an achievement from Jellatech may bring new opportunities to the booming category.
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Why Patagonia’s First Acquisition In 20 Years Is a Regen Cracker Company Called Moonshot
Patagonia Provisions, the food and beverage arm of outdoor giant Patagonia, has announced the acquisition of Moonshot, a snack brand that is known for its environmentally-friendly and sustainable practices.
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OpEd: If We’re Going To Disrupt Food, Let’s Make More Sure Women Are In Charge – My Ask This IWD
Women control most household food purchasing decisions but almost none of the industry's production decisions. Meanwhile, men have had a (very!) long run and made a mess of things. If we’re going to disrupt the food system, we need to put!-->…
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High Methane Food Consumption Must Drop to Meet Paris Agreement Targets, Study Finds
According to a recent study, if emissions from food production continue at their current levels, they will cause at least 0.7°C of global warming by the end of the century.
The study, published in the journal Nature Climate Change,!-->!-->!-->…
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6 Female Scientists Making the World More Sustainable
Scientific research might be considered a male-dominated arena, but it's time to recognise that there are plenty of female pioneers to celebrate.
Strong women who identified a niche or subject that was ripe for further exploration have!-->!-->!-->…
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An Open Letter To The WSJ: Indonesia’s Deforestation Policies Are Far From A Model Of Success
While it’s true that forest destruction in Indonesia is at its lowest pace in twenty years, deforestation policies in Indonesia are anything but a model of success.
I wrote this response to the Wall Street Journal article, "Indonesia!-->!-->!-->…
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How to Stop the Spread of Climate Disinformation
Governments should make companies alter the algorithms that amplify climate falsehoods.
By Erica Sieber and Michael Khoo
The next time you use Twitter, search for “climate.” What do you expect to see as the top result? Content about!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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12 Environmental Novels for Your Reading List
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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5 Countries Prioritizing Low-Carbon, Plant-Forward National Food Policy
National decarbonization plans require a focus on food-related greenhouse gas emissions and these five countries have put plant-forward diets front and center of domestic climate policy.
It took 26 COPs (the international climate!-->!-->!-->…
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Diet & Nutrition: Should You Become An Ultra-Flexitarian?
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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Carbon Labeling Is Coming For Your Food: Here’s What You Need To Know
As companies race to net zero goals and consumers demand more transparency about the products they buy, carbon labels will become a necessity, particularly on supermarket shelves. But do they work? And how should they be designed? Here's!-->…
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5 Ways Fungi Could Change The World, From Cleaning Water to Breaking Down Plastics
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 sustainability.!-->!-->!-->…
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31 Must-Watch Climate Change Documentaries
Ahead of COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, Green Queen has put together this list of must-watch climate change documentaries.
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What Is Sustainability? And Why Does It Matter?
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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Lobbies, Food Tech & Neophobia: In Conversation with George Monbiot About How To Feed The World Without Devouring The Planet
It's hard to think of someone who holds truth to power as effectively and as committedly as George Monbiot. The multi-award-winning British thinker, journalist, activist, and long-time environmentalist has been speaking out on the ills of!-->…
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