ClimateChange - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

We must tackle biodiversity loss and climate change together, says UN

Research done by UN scientists shows the usefulness of dealing with climate change and biodiversity loss together, rather than as separate issues. Until now, many of our global efforts to tackle biodiversity loss and climate change have been done separately from each...

Government should be promoting a meat-free lifestyle to protect the environment

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange

The Climate Change Committee (CCC) says that we should be consuming 35{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63} less meat and dairy by 2050 in order to meet climate goals. The UK public should be urged by the government to protect the climate...

NGO Beyond Cruelty wants an 18th UN Sustainable Development Goal to end animal exploitation

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews

The NGO wants the United Nations to add a ‘Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 18’ to its objectives that speaks specifically to animal exploitation. New charitable foundation Beyond Cruelty calls on the United Nations to add a ‘Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 18’...

Climate Catastrophe: IPCC says we are nearing point of no return

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IPCC draft report warns of a series of points in time at which climate change can not be stopped, highlighting the urgency of the situation. Climate scientists are increasingly concerned that global heating will trigger tipping points in Earth’s natural systems, which...

The time for mass divestment from animal agriculture is now

AnimalAgri, Blogs, ClimateChange

Animal agriculture is the biggest contributor to climate catastrophe. Ending it is our only real chance to save the planet and ourselves. Money makes the world go round, as the saying goes, but follow its flow and you’ll often end up at the door of a company...

New report explores how governments should be tackling climate change

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A new report backed by the United Nations highlights the animal agriculture industry as a major cause of climate catastrophe. Humans and livestock account for nearly 96 per cent of the mammals on the planet. That is just one of many staggering statistics included in a...