COP28: Where climate activists and Tolkien fans align
Tolkien’s critique of rapid industrialisation in Lord of the Rings makes for a useful analysis of the climate crisis. Back in the 1960s, no self-respecting hippy would be seen dead without a well-thumbed copy of the Lord of the Rings. Along with a copy of Sgt...
Less meat, but plenty of bull at COP28
Two-thirds of the food served at COP28 will be meat-free, but a plant-based shift is unlikely to be found in the conference negotiations where climate targets are set. Over the next two weeks, an estimated 70,000 people will gather in Dubai for the United Nations...
More people predicted to go vegan in 2024 than ever before
Trend predictors have forecasted that 2024 will be the most vegan year yet – as in, more people will become vegan next year than in any other year in history. This is pretty big news, especially when combined with other predictions such as that a quarter of consumers...
COP28 must represent the start of climate finance justice
This year’s debate at COP28 will focus on climate justice and financing and the urgently needed transformation of the world’s energy and land use systems. As governments gather in Dubai for this year’s climate conference, two things are painfully clear. First, we are...
Society criminalizes people for rescuing animals from cruel factory farms
Wayne Hsiung’s trial and conviction highlights the extraordinary difficulty of exposing animal cruelty on factory farms in a legal system that only sees them as property. Wayne Hsiung, an attorney and leading figure in the animal rights movement, was convicted of two...
