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Vegetarians Score Better Health Biomarkers Than Meat-Eaters, New Study Finds
Researchers have found that people who are vegetarian have a healthier biomarker profile compared to meat-eating folk. The British study’s findings, presented at the recent virtual European Congress on Obesity (ECO), is consistent despite!-->…
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50% Of Clothes Sold By Online Fast Fashion Brands Are Made Of Virgin Plastic, New Study Reveals
According to a new study, around half the clothes that major online fast fashion brands like Boohoo and Asos sell are developed entirely from virgin plastic components like polyester, with only 1% of the clothes derived from recycled!-->…
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None Of The G7’s Leading Stock Indexes Are Aligned With Paris Climate Goals, Says New Research
According to new research, none of the major G7’s stock indexes are anywhere close to a 1.5°C or 2°C pathway with activists and scientists urging the largest listed G7 companies to immediately set emissions reduction targets and increase!-->…
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Plant-Based Diets Linked To 73% Lower Risk Of Severe Covid-19, New Global Study Finds
A new study of frontline healthcare workers across six countries shows an association between plant-based diets and reduced risk of developing moderate or severe Covid-19. The study also found lower odds with pescatarian diets, though to a!-->…
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World Population To Reach 10 Billion By 2057: What That Means for the Planet
Due to improved standards of living, global population is expected to record a growth rate of 27.57% from the current world population(7.87B).
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U.N. Report: We Need To Restore A Billion Hectares Of Land To Avoid Ecosystem Collapse
With the launch of the United Nations (UN) Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030, the UN has called on nations to meet their sustainability commitments by 2030 with the warning that collectively, at least 1 billion degraded hectares of!-->…
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Data Centres & 5G: China’s Digital Emissions Set To Increase 289% By 2035, Report Reveals
According to a new report by non-governmental environmental organization Greenpeace East Asia, the electricity consumption from China's digital sector, which includes data centres and 5G base stations, is set to soar by a predicted!-->…
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Carbon Footprint Of Seitan Is 130 Times Lower Than Beef, Claims New Industry Research
According to new research conducted by carbon footprint analysts Thrust Carbon, compared to traditional meats and dairy products like beef, lamb, cheese and chicken, wheat gluten, also known as seitan and developed using gluten, the main!-->…
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Just 20 Firms Behind 50% Of All Throwaway Plastic Waste, New Index Report Reveals
Just twenty companies are behind over half of all single-use plastics that end up as waste in the environment and oceans, a new report has revealed. Made almost exclusively from fossil fuels, drink brands are often blamed for the deluge of!-->…
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‘Eco-wakening’: Hundreds Of Millions Of Global Citizens Are Concerned About Nature, New Research Finds
With the International Day for Biodiversity just around the corner, new research conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and commissioned by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) shows that over the past five years, there has been a!-->…
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U.S. Scientists Detect Toxic PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ In 100% Breast Milk Samples
Scientists in the U.S. have found PFAS compounds in all samples of breast milk from mothers in a new study. The findings provide further evidence that these toxins do build up in human bodies, contrary to claims made by chemical giants.!-->…
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Meat Eaters ‘Wilfully Disregard Factory Farming’ As Driver Of Infectious Diseases, Study Finds
People are failing to acknowledge the role of factory farming in being a “pandemic catalyst risk”, especially those who are committed meat eaters, according to new research. In the study, scientists warn of the enormous health threats!-->…
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Security Hazard: Experts Urge E.U. To Make The Recycling Of Critical Metals In E-Waste Mandatory By Law
According to a new U.N.-backed report funded by the E.U., the CEWASTE consortium assigned the recycling and reuse of specific elements in four electronic and electrical product categories as 'critical', and urged the E.U. to ensure that!-->…
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Scientists To EU: Grow More Legumes For Sustainable & Nutritious Food System
Producing more beans, peas and lentils offers a far more sustainable and nutritious approach to European agriculture, scientists say in a new study. According to the research, adding legumes to traditional crop rotations can significantly!-->…
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Engineers Develop ‘Whitest Paint Yet’ To Cool Buildings That Could Replace Air Conditioning
Engineers have developed a new paint formulation that could literally cool buildings down, reducing the need to use air conditioning and lowering our carbon footprint. Coating rooftops with the ultra-white paint could even be “more!-->…
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Regeneration Works: Forests The Size Of France Regrown Over Past Two Decades, New Study Finds
Almost 59 million hectares of forests, an area that is larger than France, has been regrown over the past twenty years, scientists find in a new analysis. This area of forest bears the potential to store as much as 5.9 gigatons of carbon!-->…
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Slashing Methane Emissions ‘Strongest Lever’ Against Climate Crisis, U.N. Experts Say
Reducing human-caused methane emissions by 45% by this decade could put the Paris agreement goal of keeping temperature rise below 1.5 degrees Celsius within reach, finds a new U.N. report. Representing the first comprehensive examination!-->…
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Consumers Believe Cell-Based Protein Will Make Up 40% Of Their Meat Intake, New Study Finds
Consumers believe that cultivated protein could make up as much as 40% of their future meat intake, according to new research. Examining attitudes and adoption of cell-based meats among U.S. and U.K. consumers, the study also found!-->…
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GlobalData Urges Food Brands: Meat Eating Experience Must Be Replicated To Transition To A Sustainable System
According to data found by a 2021 Q1 consumer survey conducted by data and analytics company, GlobalData, 42% of global consumers said that they wouldn't choose plant-based and vegan alternatives to conventional red meat, and to address!-->…
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China, India, Philippines Among Top Asian Countries To Record Sharpest Decline Of Refillables, Report Finds
According to a new report by international non-profit Reloop, that was released in a media briefing together with Changing Markets Foundation and the #breakfreefromplastic movement, single-use beverage containers have been replacing!-->…
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Solar & Wind Power Can Supply Global Energy Demand 100-Times Over, New Report Finds
Renewable energy sources have the potential to supply the entire world’s energy demand 100-times over, according to a new report. As the cost of wind and solar power continues to fall, Carbon Tracker analysts say that we are now “entering!-->…
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