Moby endorses global campaign demanding overhaul of the world’s food systems
“Change is imperative, and I endorse the Plant-Based Treaty, for the animals, the planet and human health.” Moby has backed a campaign that is calling on governments to reverse the climate crisis caused by animal agriculture. The ‘Plant-Based Treaty,’ is a landmark international treaty and the first of its kind to put food systems at …
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Animal Rebellion targets Buckingham Palace for fueling animal and climate crises
The group, which is an arm of the environmental organization Extinction Rebellion, says the protest is to ‘symbolize the royal family’s crimes against animals and our planet’. Animal Rebellion campaigners held a protest at Buckingham Palace and put fake blood in a fountain outside the royal household to excoriate the Queen for having “blood on …
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1 billion children at ‘extremely high’ risk due to climate change, UNICEF report warns
“We have a complete picture of where and how children are vulnerable to climate change, and that picture is almost unimaginably dire.” A staggering one billion children across the world are at ‘extreme’ risk from the impacts of climate change, a new UN report has revealed. UNICEF experts in their report The Children’s Climate Risk …
Demonstrators block busy junction in central London to kick off protests ‘targeting root cause of climate crisis’
“If [politicians] are in any way serious about tackling this existential crisis then they would immediately stop financing fossil fuels because continuing to pour petrol on a fire is an obvious sign of insanity.” Yesterday, Extinction Rebellion campaigners held a protest at one of Covent Garden’s busiest junctions to “target the root cause of the …
Swedish company delivers the world’s first fossil-free steel to Volvo Group
This week, a Swedish joint venture Hybrit has delivered its first consignment of what it describes to be the world’s first “green steel” – manufactured entirely without the use of coal. The Volvo group received the first shipment of the fossil-free alloy. The truck maker revealed it will use the steel to start the production …
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Over 90% of Londoners worried about ‘code red’ climate crisis, says poll
The new survey also found that 85% of British adults are now increasingly concerned about global warming. However, the general consensus is that “it will be much harder to persuade fellow Brits to make lifestyle changes such as eating less meat, taking fewer flights, or using less central heating…” More than 90% of Londoners are …
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Greta Thunberg blasted for wearing wool in ‘Vogue’ cover article
The teen climate activist was called a ‘fraud’ for being a vegan and still promoting animal cruelty by wearing wool. Greta Thunberg has come under fire for wearing wool in her latest inaugural cover photoshoot for Vogue Scandinavia. In one of the photos, the 18-year-old, who has become a prominent global voice for climate activism, …
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Vegan meat giant calls on UK prime minister Boris Johnson to support a plant-based diet for us and the planet
“The refusal to mention the importance of diet in climate action plans …is extremely harmful for both humanity and the planet.” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is being urged to make plant-based diets part of climate policy. The politician has received a letter from Spanish brand Heura – the fastest-growing vegan meat company in Europe. …
Scientists honour Sir David Attenborough by naming 49-million-year-old ‘beautiful beetle’ fossil after him
“This fossil, unique in its preservation and beauty, is an apt specimen to honour such a great man.” Sir David Attenborough has been honoured in the naming of a new beetle species believed to have lived 49 million years ago. A fossil species of frog-legged beetle is now, officially called “Attenborough’s Beauty” or Pulchritudo attenboroughi. …
Lewis Hamilton blasted for flaunting dog’s vegan diet – while on a private jet
Hamilton’s bulldog Roscoe has been on a vegan diet for the last two years. Lewis Hamilton has come under fire after flaunting his dog’s vegan diet – while sitting on a gas-guzzling private jet. The pro racer turned vegan advocate first announced his bulldog Roscoe was following a ‘fully vegan’ diet last year and described …
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24% of chemicals in plastic products are toxic, study shows
Out of the 10,500 chemicals used in plastics, about a quarter—2,480—are potentially hazardous. A further 39%—4,100—of the chemicals, could not be categorized because there is no data on their safety or toxicity. Nearly a quarter of all chemicals including additives, processing aids, and monomers that are used to make plastic products are toxic, according to …
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Climate crisis ‘unequivocally’ caused by humans, UN report says
“We are eroding the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life worldwide.” Human-induced climate change has caused ‘unprecedented’ and ‘irreversible’ damage to the environment, scientists warn. According to the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, humans are “unequivocally” responsible for the rapid changes in the …
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