Climate crisis in 2020 continues to increase despite COVID-19 disruption
‘Never before has it been so clear that we need long-term, inclusive, clean transitions to tackle the climate crisis and achieve sustainable development’ This week, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that greenhouse gas emissions are fast approaching pre-pandemic levels following a temporary decline caused by the lockdown and economic slowdown. According to WMO’s United …
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Ben & Jerry’s just launched a new climate themed vegan flavour in the UK
The ‘Save Our Swirled Now!’ vegan ice-cream follows the ‘Un-fudge Our Future’ vegan flavor launched last month to petition Australian leaders to ban fossil fuels. Ben & Jerry’s has launched a new ‘Save Our Swirled Now!’ vegan flavor in the United Kingdom. The new flavour dedicated to sustainability was spotted by Instagrammer @ordinary_vegan at a Sainsbury’s …
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Brazil’s Amazon is up in flames again with more than 29,307 fires recorded in August
‘We are watching last year’s tragedy repeat itself’ Fires in the Brazilian Amazon are raging all over again, the Guardian reports. According to satellite images from Brazil’s space agency, Inpe, there have been almost as many fires in the Amazon as last year. The agency detected more than 7600 fires in the Amazonas-one of the …
Schools in Scotland are adding more vegan meals for health and the environment
‘These sustainable initiatives not only help with protecting our environment by reducing waste, they keep costs low too’ The Aberdeenshire Council is set to introduce more plant-based food in all of its nurseries, primary schools, and secondary schools. The decision is part of a slew of other actions the council is about to implement in …
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French designers create vegan leather designer bags made from cork
‘We want to set an example for the fashion industry, and show that animals shouldn’t be harmed for fashion’ Designer siblings following in their father’s footsteps have created a new collection of bags using ‘a brand new innovative vegan alternative to exotic leather’-cork. According to the Paris based brand – Arsayo (derived from the names …
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Indian startup makes innovative vegan leather from floral waste
‘Flower cycling shows that leather can be produced without harming animals or the environment’ Phool.co, an Indian biomaterial start-up has created ‘fleather’— a viable alternative to animal leather from discarded temple flowers. According to co-founder Ankit Agarwal, his company has “pioneered the flowercycling technology,” and fleather was discovered after his R&D team inspected the “formation …
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Australian study finds plastic in 100% of seafood samples
‘Considering an average serving, a seafood eater could be exposed to up to 30mg of plastic – equivalent to the average weight of a grain of rice’ A recent Australian study has found plastic in all samples of popularly consumed seafood including crabs, oysters, farmed tiger prawns, wild squid and wild sardines. The study led …
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Canadian government invests $2.6 million to boost vegan protein development
‘It’s not only a good investment now but it is preparing us for the future, because this trend of the population increasing their consumption of plant protein is here to stay’ Canada has once again backed efforts to grow its country’s plant-based sector. The government has announced more than $2.6 million in federal funding for …
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Leonardo DiCaprio says animals are ‘worth more alive’, calls for wildlife trade ban
Leonardo DiCaprio took to Instagram to applaud Vietnam’s move to ban all imports of wild animals, dead or alive, to reduce further pandemic risk. Hollywood celebrity and environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio has once again pushed for the need to ban illegal wildlife trade saying animals are ‘worth more alive’. In April, the Oscar winner joined the …
London’s Enfield council to ban meat from future events to combat climate crisis
Enfield council in London has become the first local authority in the UK to announce such a move. From December this year, the Enfield council in London will only offer vegan and vegetarian options in events where it provides the catering. The move, which will be the first in the U.K, is part of the …
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3 billion animals killed or harmed by Australia’s ‘worst wildfires’
Australia’s catastrophic bushfires in late 2019 and early 2020 have been described as one of the worst wildlife disasters in modern history A new interim report on Australia’s devastating wildfires estimates that nearly three billion animals were either killed or displaced in 2019 and 2020. The fires that ravaged more than 11.46m hectares (28.31m acres) …
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Vietnam bans wild animal imports and markets in COVID-19 crackdown
‘This rapacious appetite for wildlife is endangering not just these species’ survival, but is endangering people’s lives too’ A new directive signed by Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc bans wildlife imports including eggs, organs or body parts. It also announces a crackdown on illegal hunting, killing or advertising of wild animals. The move comes …
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