Blogs, ClimateChange
Consider for a moment just why Greta is vegan, and the impact you too could be making, for the planet, the animals, and your health, by going vegan. “Greta is vegan for the planet. Are you?” read my sign at the Climate Strike this past Friday. There were many clever...
ClimateChange, Health
A panel of 14 researchers from seven countries just produced a study finding no compelling reason to cut back on meat. However, they left out the most important part… Americans consume, on average, more than a half a pound of meat per day – more than our...
ClimateChange
Recycling or taking the bus rather than driving to work has its place, but scientists are increasingly pointing to a deeper lifestyle change that would be the single biggest way to help the planet: eating far less meat. A swathe of research released over the past year...
ClimateChange
Talk of energy, transport and construction filled the UN’s chamber, but animal agriculture avoided the limelight at the recent UN Climate Action Summit. UN Secretary General António Guterres had asked world leaders to bring concrete plans to make far deeper cuts to...
ClimateChange
The haters are going after Greta Thunberg’s looks, her behaviour and her differences. Anything, she says, rather than talk about the climate crisis. “The haters are as active as ever”, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist posted on social media...
ClimateChange
We urgently need to demand that governments shift support to small food producers and local markets which would actually save us from planetary collapse. This week’s UN Climate Action Summit will be tricky for agribusiness CEOs. With forest fires raging in...