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From Rooftop Gardens to Microgreens: Hong Kong’s Urban Farming Pioneers
A metropolis of skyscrapers, frenetic sidewalks and dazzling nightlife, Hong Kong's thriving economy has always fallen short on one thing - food security. The city is dangerously dependent on food import; a shocking 90 percent of the total!-->…
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Sustainable Wardrobes Depend On A 75% Reduction In New Items
By: Samantha Sharpe, Monique Retamal, Taylor Brydges, University of Technology Sydney.
If things don’t change fast, the fashion industry could use a quarter of the world’s remaining global carbon budget to keep!-->!-->!-->…
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What Is Earth Day? (And Does It Really Matter?)
Earth Day is more than just a social media trend. A global event that encourages environmentalism, it has become synonymous with eco mobilisation and addressing the imbalance in the world.
Falling on April 22nd every year, Earth!-->!-->!-->…
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Pop Culture Role Models Could Be Surprising Allies In Fight Against Climate Crisis
By: Denise Baden, University of Southampton
It is often implied that all we need are technological solutions and more renewable energy to solve our environmental issues. But history teaches us that as technology progresses and we!-->!-->!-->…
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Sweden Wants to Be the First Country To Account For Consumption Emissions In Climate Targets
Already acknowledged as an ambitious nation due to a 2045 net-zero target, Sweden is flexing its eco-credentials even further. The country has announced intentions to account for consumption-based emissions within its targets, something no!-->…
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What Is Regenerative Travel and Can It Help Reverse The Damage We Have Done To Planet?
Regenerative Travel is a travel booking platform offering eager travellers an easy way to choose sustainable tourism. But what does that mean, exactly?
With its network of more than 50 independently owned eco-luxury boutique hotels,!-->!-->!-->…
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Organic Labeling and Logos – Get The Facts
What's in a label? Here's why organic labeling and logos matter—and what they actually mean.
We always need more facts as conscious consumers. We do not live in an ideal world. There is no choice you can make at the grocery store that!-->!-->!-->…
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13 Ways To Reduce Your Food Waste Footprint Right Now
Our world is facing an unprecedented food waste crisis, which is contributing more than 10 percent of global carbon emissions that drive the climate emergency. In addition to coming at an enormous environmental cost, discarded food!-->…
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7 Ways To Celebrate Easter Sustainably
Easter is such a fun holiday for kids, but it's not exactly the most fun for the planet. All the plastic eggs and dairy-filled chocolate bunnies aren't sustainable, and they aren't good for our health, either. But there are some easy swaps!-->…
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London Startup Raises $5 Million To Progress ‘Transparency Tech’ In Fight Against Greenwashing
Provenance, a sustainability marketing tech outfit based in London, has announced the closure of a $5 million investment round. Led by Working Capital Innovation Fund and NordicEye, other participants included musician Peter Gabriel, The!-->…
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A Guide To Every Kind Of Tofu By A Cantonese Doufu Lover
Tofu has been making headlines recently in the Western world as plant-based eating goes mainstream, but the vegan-friendly protein has long been a staple in cuisines across Asia for centuries and despite questionable recent headlines,!-->…
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Pandamart And Olio Join Forces In Singapore To Tackle Food Waste Through Redistribution
Pandamart Singapore, an online cloud grocery store, has entered into a partnership with free-sharing app Olio. The two are working together to reduce food waste in the Lion City by redistributing unsold food, for free, within local!-->…
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5 Climate Facts You Need To Know About The New IPCC Report
The latest IPCC report has been dubbed as the most searing indictment of the planet’s climate predicament yet, with little optimism included.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is a three-part release that!-->!-->!-->…
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abillion Democatises Platform Ownership In First-Of-Its-Kind Move For Social Media
Vegan social app abillion has announced it is giving its users the option to own shares in the company. The company says this represents a new concept of ownership and allows users of the social platform to take a vested interest in its!-->…
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5 Books To Kickstart Your Zero-Waste Lifestyle Journey
Are you ready to make the move to becoming more zero-waste? Faced with our overflowing landfills, the global plastic ocean pollution crisis, and our ecological emergency, it’s more important than ever to make impactful changes to our daily!-->…
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Is Buying Local Always The Most Sustainable Option?
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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Is Hemp The Answer To Our Global Deforestation Crisis?
The widespread cultivation of industrial hemp might hold the key to save the planet, fight pollution and efficiently tackle our worldwide climate crisis. So why isn't it?
According to a 2019 analysis published in the journal Science,!-->!-->!-->…
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Our ‘Throwaway Culture’ Is Significantly To Blame For Climate Change. What Can We Do About It?
Advocacy organisation Circle Economy has denounced continued participation in what it calls the ‘throwaway global economy’. The impact organisation states that more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials have been consumed in the!-->…
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The Best Sustainable Fashion Brands For All (Plus) Sizes and All Occasions
It’s time to take the “either/or” out of inclusivity and sustainability. Consumers are demanding fashion brands to tick more than one box, telling them it’s not enough to preach about transparent supply chains and ethical sourcing if blind!-->…
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7 Sustainable Underwear Brands: Ethical Bras & Eco Briefs We’re Crushing On
Sustainability is taking over the entire fashion industry, and underwear brands are no exception – there’s nothing pretty about unethical or environmentally-unfriendly bralettes or briefs. So we’ve put together a list of our favourite!-->…
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10 Simple, Sustainable Lifestyle Tips for a Greener Year
As more individuals make small but meaningful changes to their daily lives, we can make a major difference for the planet. We don’t know about you, but that definitely gets the Green Queen team excited about the changes we can take on for!-->…
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