ClimateChange - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

EU’s meat and dairy industry has weakened and delayed climate policies

Lobbying from the meat and dairy sector has helped weaken and delay crucial climate policies in the EU, a new report shows. Six key climate policies in the EU have been the target of intense lobbying by the meat and dairy industry, which receives 82% of the region’s...

Could we be turning a corner in the effort to corral climate change?

ClimateChange, GoodNews

A report by Climate Analytics has raised the possibility that the worst of our impact on the climate might be behind us. However, the final few degrees of inflection may be the hardest. Earth is coming out of the hottest year on record, amplifying the destruction from...

We need to seriously rethink our relationship with meat

AnimalAgri, Blogs, ClimateChange

The first step to rethinking our relationship with meat is understanding exactly how the meat industry works and how it impacts the environment. It can be tempting to fall prey to dire climate warnings and imagine that our planet is doomed. But it’s important to keep...

Labour party promises to implement a “climate plan” if elected

ClimateChange, GoodNews

The British labour party has made climate crisis a key part of their political campaign as voters prepare for the national election later this year. Labour is planning to make the climate a key focus for its election campaign, putting its net zero commitments “up in...

Denmark plans to implement a carbon tax

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews

A proposed carbon tax in Denmark could significantly lower carbon emissions, but will also alter the nature of agriculture in the county. Denmark is considering a proposal that would see it introduce a carbon tax on agricultural production, but it has raised concerns...

How does the food we eat influence the environment?

ClimateChange, AnimalAgri, HealthyLiving

Here are eight statistical charts that highlight just how much our food habits and agricultural systems are linked to the climate crisis. There is a massive gap between climate change and the impact our diet and food system has on it, both in terms of public and...