ClimateChange - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

Delhi schools close as heatwave strikes city

India is used to searing summer temperatures, but the climate crisis is causing heatwaves to become longer, more frequent and more intense. Authorities in the Indian capital, have ordered schools to shut early for the summer holiday, after temperatures in Delhi hit...

Environmentalists question Tyson Foods’ ‘climate friendly meat’

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews

Environmentalists have criticised the USDA for approving Tyson Foods’ claim of producing ‘climate friendly’ beef for its Brazen Beef brand. About five miles south of Broken Bow, in the heart of central Nebraska, thousands of cattle stand in feedlots at Adams Land...

Are almonds really that bad for the planet?

ClimateChange, Blogs

Society often chooses to ignore the impact of animal foods, and focus instead on demonizing vegan foods – with one of its favourite targets being almonds. Over the last few years, there has been growing awareness of the huge impact our diet has on the...

Unrestricted cattle farming is threatening to destroy forests globally

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, Uncategorized

Forests are being systematically destroyed by the agriculture industry and this rampant deforestation imperils the lives of plants, animals and humans alike. Forests are some of the most biologically diverse, ecologically important places on Earth. Covering almost a...

Extreme heat directly linked to climate change, says study

ClimateChange, GoodNews

New research links extreme heat and heatwaves which have occurred in multiple places around the world directly to climate change. The record-breaking heatwave that scorched the Philippines in April would have been impossible without the climate crisis, scientists have...

World Bank requests subsidies for livestock farming to be redirected

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews

The influential World Bank has has suggested a repurposing of subsidies from red meat and dairy towards lower-emission foods like fruits and vegetables The World Bank has asked countries to redirect their subsidies away from livestock farming and towards low-emission...