ClimateChange - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

Health risks associated with climate change

Climate change isn’t just bad for the planet’s health – it’s bad for our health too. Effects will vary by age, gender, geography, and socioeconomic status. A recent international study in the Lancet says that many more people will be exposed to extreme weather...

A speed-dating event for environmentally minded singles

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Love and Climate, a speed-dating event for environmentally minded singles, helps people “find love and save the planet”. Hud Oberly is a catch. He’s tall, he’s handsome and he loves love. “Being around romance and stuff is fun and exciting,” says the 29-year-old New...

UN food body undermines impact of animal agriculture

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Ex-officials at the UN food body claim that the organisation hid animal agriculture’s impact on climate change despite overwhelming evidence. The night before publication, Henning Steinfeld was halfway across the world dealing with panicked politicians and an...

Climate change will affect Europe’s beer quality and taste

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Climate change will make Europe’s beer cost more and taste worse. Hop yields and quality will continue to drop by 2050 if farmers don’t adapt to higher temperatures. Climate breakdown is already changing the taste and quality of beer, scientists have warned. The...

COP28 to discuss agriculture and climate change

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Scientists have been talking about the impact of agriculture on climate change for years and finally it will be discussed at COP28. A third of the world’s food production is at risk from the climate crisis, research has found – but at the same time our food systems...

Former United Nations officials speak out on intimidation

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Shedding light on the impact of agriculture on the climate crisis has led to some former United Nations officials being harassed and beaten down. Former officials in the UN’s farming wing have said they were censored, sabotaged, undermined and victimised for more than...