Environment - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

Curb emissions from Big Ag to reach climate goals says report

Not nearly enough progress is being made towards limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. And the key to this is the failure of the Animal Agriculture industry to curb emissions. Progress toward limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius — the goal of the...

Young activists stage virtual meeting to focus on the climate crisis as COP26 cancelled

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, Environment

Young environmentalists are staging a virtual meeting to replace the cancelled COP26 that was due to be held in Glasgow to focus on greater action on the climate crisis. With the international climate talks that were due to be held in Glasgow this year delayed until...

Corporate giant Unilever decides to boost vegan food to tune of $1.2 billion

Environment, GoodNews

Vegan food is getting more popular by the day and one of the biggest consumer goods firms Unilever has set itself a “scary target” to increase sales of plant-based meat and dairy products. Unilever wants to increase its annual sales of plant-based meat and...

Vegan Lewis Hamilton named most influential black person in UK

Environment, GoodNews, VegansInNews

Racing driver Lewis Hamilton has been named the most influential black person in the UK Powerlist 2021 on the heels of winning his seventh Formula One world championship title after the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday. Lewis is an ethical vegan and has been campaigning...

Youth climate activists urge Sir David Attenborough to keep Instagram going to inform new audience

ClimateChange, Environment, GoodNews

Sir David Attenborough has been urged by youth climate activists to keep a presence on social media following a tidal wave of interest in his documentary “A Life on our Planet”. Youth climate activists have urged David Attenborough to ‘pass the...

Indigenous leaders look to Biden for Amazon conservation

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, Environment

Indigenous leaders who have been fighting the destruction of the Amazon rainforest express their hopes for Joe Biden’s presidency. For decades, indigenous leader Nemonte Nenquimo has been battling to keep her Amazon rainforest home in Ecuador safe from...