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The big name brands behind Amazon deforestation

Big name brands, including Nike, Prada, Adidas and H&M have been called out as contributors to Amazon rainforest deforestation in a new study. New research into the fashion industry’s complex global supply chains shows that a number of large fashion brands are at...

Unethical treatment of farm animals is a cause of climate change

2021, Blogs, ClimateChange

Unethically farming animals in order to satiate a large demand for animal products is one of the driving forces behind climate catastrophe. A slab of juicy ribeye meat or a rotisserie chicken leg may cause some mouths to water, but that should be stopped by the...

Pope Francis praises young people for their tireless efforts to save the planet

ClimateChange, GoodNews

Pope Francis has advised young people to be ‘the critical conscience of society’ and to ‘stand tall while everything around us seems to be collapsing’. The Pope, who has been very active in environmental affairs this year, sought to encourage...

Deforestation in Brazil is at an all time high

2021, ClimateChange, GoodNews

Far-right Brazilian leader Bolsonaro has promised action on deforestation in the country and yet deforestation is the highest its been since 2006. Deforestation in Brazil‘s Amazon rainforest soared 22{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63}...

EU proposes ban on beef and other products contributing to deforestation

2021, ClimateChange, GoodNews

EU executive draws up proposal that will force companies to make more ethical and sustainable choices when importing products. Beef, palm oil, cocoa and other products linked to deforestation will be banned from entering the European Union under landmark legal...

COP26 fails young people

ClimateChange, GoodNews

Young people have a lot to lose from climate change, so when COP26 decided that coal would be phased down instead of out, it felt like “betrayal” to many. Students from Bristol and Bath said the resolution’s lack of urgency was “frightening and...