Environment - Animal Agriculture and Climate Change

Will Biden protect endangered species?

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, Environment, GoodNews

Nature can’t cast a vote but is impacted by our political decisions. After an anti-green Trump era, will endangered species benefit from a Biden presidency? With Joe Biden declared president-elect, many advocates and conservationists are hopeful that animals in...

Activists ask banks not to loan to industries harming wildlife, forest amid the climate crisis

AnimalAgri, ClimateChange, Environment, GoodNews

Activists have called on global banks to stop the financing of activities that are driving climate change. These include industrial farming, fishing, fossil fuels and infrastructure that scientists say are big drivers of biodiversity loss. In 2019 a report found that...

US families split along generational views of the climate emergency

ClimateChange, Environment

The climate crisis is tearing many US families apart. Younger generations are terrified by the impending Climate Crisis, older family members downplay it. The climate crisis lingers in the back of Gemma Gutierrez’s mind, a gnawing anxiety that blossoms fully when she...

REVIEW: Sir David Attenborough documentary ‘A Life On Our Planet’ grants hope for the future

Blogs, ClimateChange, Environment, GoodNews

Sir David Attenborough’s latest Netflix documentary sends a strong yet comforting message about the role we play in saving the planet. Climate change is old news at this point. Greenhouse gases are thickening the atmosphere, causing a myriad of environmental...

Certification program launched to recognise sustainable, plant-based sources of protein

Environment, GoodNews

The plant-based certification program aims to promote more sustainable sources of protein while further boosting the growth of plant-based meat and seafood. A plant-based seafood certification program was recently launched by the World Sustainability Organization...

Banks should stop funding wild-life destruction, say activists

ClimateChange, Environment, GoodNews

The activists want global banks to stop funding industries that are causing environmental destruction including the extinction of animal and plant species. Campaigners called on Wednesday for global banks to stop financing industrial activities driving animal and...