The window of opportunity to save the Great Barrier Reef is closing rapidly
Climate change is accelerating the decline of the Great Barrier Reef, pushing it closer to irreversible damage. The Great Barrier Reef will continue to deteriorate as the impacts of global warming are “locked in”, a report on its status has found. And...
Current US Dietary Guidelines are not climate friendly
The current US Dietary Guidelines fail to address the health of the planet. Why is it that the climate crisis is being ignored and is there any hope of changing that? Every five years, the United States Department of Agriculture releases an update to the Dietary...
Dr Jane Goodall urges consumers to make conscious purchases
Dr Jane Goodall has urged consumers to make more thoughtful purchases to support a more ethical and sustainable world. Dr Jane Goodall, the renowned zoologist and primatologist, urged people to take greater care over their purchases while appearing on The Today Show...
Why we need people to eat less meat and dairy
Meat and dairy are the most carbon-intensive foods by far and we should eat less of them. But the messaging around this continues to be poor. The publication of a major study linking habitual eating of processed and red meat to a greater risk of type 2 diabetes is the...
Plant-based meat industry could expand with government support
A new report suggests that the plant-based meat industry needs robust funding from a number of different sources – including the public sector. Just a few years ago, the alternative protein industry promised to revolutionize the way people eat burgers: They...
