ClimateChange - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

Bees under siege: new threats put pollinators and our future at risk

Bees face a buzzkill of new threats – from war zones to microplastics and streetlights – jeopardizing pollinators vital to our food and planet. War zones, microplastics and street lights are among the emerging threats to the bee population, according to...

Climate change is threatening the world’s most popular fruit

ClimateChange, GoodNews

Bananas are the world’s most consumed fruit and climate change is pummelling banana-growing countries, reducing yields and devastating rural communities. The climate crisis is threatening the future of the world’s most popular fruit, as almost two-thirds of...

Men and meat: Why men have a bigger carbon footprint than women

ClimateChange, Uncategorized

Men’s love of cars and red meat drives a higher carbon footprint, revealing a gender gap rooted in traditional masculinity, new research finds. Cars and meat are major factors driving a gender gap in greenhouse gas emissions, new research suggests. Men emit 26% more...

Animal agriculture leading cause of climate crisis, latest research finds

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews

New research reveals animal agriculture – not fossil fuels – as the top driver of climate change, yet it’s still missing from major climate discussions. A new Australian study suggests that animal agriculture is the leading cause of the climate...

Cattle and sheep farming is not sustainable

AnimalAgri, Blogs, ClimateChange

New reports tell us cattle and sheep farming can be sustainable. Don’t believe them, it’s all bull – says George Monbiot. The fire that destroyed 500 hectares (1,230 acres) of Dartmoor should have been impossible. It should not be a fire-prone landscape. But...

Aviation professionals call for industry overhaul to tackle climate crisis

ClimateChange, GoodNews

Aviation professionals are calling for drastic industry changes to reduce emissions and prevent flying from worsening the climate crisis. The aviation industry is “failing dramatically” in its efforts to tackle its role in the climate crisis, according to a newly...