ClimateChange - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

Allan Savory tries to push increasing livestock for sustainability

AnimalAgri, Blogs, ClimateChange, GoodNews

Allan Savory tells us that increasing livestock can reduce desertification and reverse climate change, but where is the scientific evidence says George Monbiot. It doesn’t matter how often miracles are disproved; our willingness to believe in them remains...

Heat-trapping methane is being produced at alarming rates

ClimateChange

The speed at which we are producing heat-trapping methane could spell the end of earth’s civilisation. Since 2006, the amount of heat-trapping methane in Earth’s atmosphere has been rising fast, and, unlike the rise in carbon dioxide (CO₂), methane’s recent...

Health risks associated with climate change

ClimateChange, HealthyLiving

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

ClimateChange, GoodNews

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

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, GoodNews

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

ClimateChange, GoodNews

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...