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“We can decarbonise our economy simply by going vegan”
This is really very simple – a quick fix if you will. We just need more people who are willing to take that extra step and transition to a plant-based diet.
Taxing unsustainable foods is one way to encourage green-eating, says UK Health Alliance
The UK Health Alliance says that implementing a tax on unsustainable food products such as meat could help combat climate change.
Will Biden protect endangered species?
Nature can’t cast a vote but is impacted by our political decisions. After an anti-green Trump era, will endangered species benefit from a Biden presidency?
Which foods are most damaging to the environment?
One study fingers beef as the climate change culprit. Other meat and dairy products such as lamb, cheese and shellfish feature high up on the list.
The way we farm needs to change to save the planet, report says
In order to cut down on Green House Gasses, farming as we know it must undergo a complete change in favour of sustainability.
Store-bought chicken could be a pandemic risk
The chicken you find on the shelf at your local grocery store is often times the result of an unsustainable, unsanitary and unethical production process.
Thousands of cattle loaded onto ship in the dark to be shipped to China
Protestors greeted the arrival of one of the world’s largest cattle ships in Timaru, NZ over the weekend where 8000 cattle were loaded for export to China.
Pandemic fears with outbreak of COVID-19 on Denmark mink farm
Denmark plans to cull more than 15 million animals due to fears that a COVID-19 mutation moving from mink to humans could jeopardise future vaccines.
Animal agriculture preventing us from reaching climate goals
Food production alone generates up to one-third of all climate emissions globally, with the production of meat and dairy being the biggest contributors.
10{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63} shift to veganism could clear up 38 million hectares of land – the size of Germany
According to a report if by 2030 10{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63} of meat production is replaced by plant-based foods this could have a massive positive impact on the environment.
Activists ask banks not to loan to industries harming wildlife, forest amid the climate crisis
Activists have called on global banks to stop financing activities that drive climate change including industrial farming, fishing, fossil fuels.
Tax foods which harm the environment says coalition of UK’s health professions
Foods such as meat and dairy products produce higher carbon emissions. Consumers should be encouraged through taxes to make sustainable food choices.
UK farm accused by Animal Rights Activists of forcing hens to live in spaces smaller than A4
A farm in West-Sussex, England has been accused by Animal Rights Activists of rampant animal cruelty in breach of welfare laws.
Farm animals in Southwestern USA dying from heat caused by climate change
As temperatures rise due to climate change, animals raised for meat and dairy are beginning to feel the impact of the human-made catastrophe.
Restore farmland to nature to halt extinction and climate change
Newly published research suggests returning strategic farm areas back to nature as a solution for the environmental crisis we face.
Go vegan for a healthier economy, PETA
PETA’s Jessica Bellamy says that we must embrace a decarbonised economy by going vegan if we wish to save the future of our planet.
Quitting meat and dairy could slash carbon emissions in half, according to the WWF
A report by environmental group, WWF, shows that diets rich in meat and dairy are contributing the most to climate catastrophe.
To prevent pandemics we must protect nature
A new report finds human exploitation of nature set the scene for the coronavirus pandemic which has claimed thousands of lives globally.
Coronavirus is forcing us to rethink our relationship with meat
The coronavirus pandemic is resurging in many countries who thought they had it under control. It is especially in slaughterhouses, meat processing plants.
Ships carrying live-animals twice as likely to sink, shocking report finds
The Guardian finds that livestock ships are more likely to sink than ships transporting other cargo, due to inexperience and faulty design.
Thanksgiving – hell on earth for turkeys
With Thanksgiving around the corner, we should reflect on the appalling treatment of turkeys that are destined for so many “celebratory” tables.
Dairy is the real horror show!
When you realize what cow’s milk actually does to the body, the planet, and the animals, the truth is is really horrifying.
Slaughterhouses – a doomed world of the dead and dying
Killing animals for food is a dreadful business. Almost no one grows up with the ambition to work in a slaughterhouse. Often the work is done by the most vulnerable individuals in society.
Why a vegan lifestyle is so great
People often classify vegans and vegetarians together, but there is a big difference between the two lifestyles. So how do they differ?