CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change is here. We can no longer ignore the rising temperatures, rising seas and extreme weather events.
The climate apocalypse is coming and we may not be able to prevent it
Despite earnest efforts we’ve made essentially no progress in reining in global carbon emissions to keep the planet from melting down.
What eating meat does to the planet
Not eating meat is one of the best ways to reduce your impact on the environment. Here are some startling statistics on the impact of red meat production.
Melting animal ice sculptures outside parliament showing link between animal agriculture and climate change
Spearheaded by vegan charity PETA, animal-shaped ice sculptures were left melting outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France.
Extinction threatens these animal and plant species because of climate change
According to a report released by the World Wildlife Fund a number of species of animals and plants will soon go extinct due to rising temperatures.
World leaders ignore root cause of pandemics
Deforestation, habitat destruction and the abuse of wildlife are the main cause of pandemics including COVID-19. Why are world leaders ignoring this?
Brazilian agribusiness threatened by aggressive deforestation
Brazil is set to lose up to $1 billion dollars in their agricultural industry due to large-scale deforestation to make way for meat farming.
WWF says mass species extinction could be around the corner
The WWF has warned that if the earth heats up by more than 1.5C we could have a mass animal extinction crisis on our hands.
France leads the EU pack with exemplary proposal to dump meat for the climate
France has proposed a plan to reach its net-zero greenhouse gas emission targets by taking meat off the menu at schools and other public places.
Cardiff installation to shed light on animal agriculture and climate catastrophe
An exhibition by Oxford University’s LEAP (Livestock Environment and People) programme aims to show consumers the impact of animal products on the climate.
Jane Goodall sends strong warning about future pandemics
Environmentalist Jane Goodall says that we must learn to respect nature and fix our environmental catastrophe if we wish to prevent future pandemics.
Biden’s climate plan misses the “elephant in the room” when it comes to animal agriculture
President Biden’s plan to deal with climate catastrophe does not consider nearly 80{85424e366b324f7465dc80d56c21055464082cc00b76c51558805a981c8fcd63} of the US’s agriculture emissions are caused by animal agriculture.
New Netflix film seeks to increase awareness of environmental issues
Narrated by Sir David Attenborough, Breaking Boundaries takes viewers through the mounting issues of the ecological crisis and also delves into the solutions.
Big meat has the same practices as big oil when it comes to climate change
The rhetoric from agricultural producers echoes that of fossil fuel producers. Both industries claim that climate science is inconclusive and call for more research.
Greta Thunberg’s new film urges viewers to go plant-based
In the hard-hitting short film, For Nature, Thunberg points out that animal agriculture is often ignored when it comes to the climate crisis.
The environmental burden of the fast fashion industry
As consumers buy more and more clothes, the fast fashion industry has flourished, using exploitative labour and environmentally-harmful processes.