by Haafizah | Mar 22, 2024 | ClimateChange, GoodNews
Climate change, coupled with boat strikes, might wipe out all living right whales if something is not done urgently. However, earlier this month, a proposal to expand speed limits for boats – one of the leading causes of death for the endangered whales –...
by Phil-Admin | Mar 22, 2024 | ClimateChange, GoodNews
This winter has seen significant activity in the stratospheric polar vortex – the powerful cyclonic winds circling the North Pole high in the atmosphere. The winds have completely reversed direction twice so far. Such disruptions are often linked to extreme...
by Haafizah | Mar 21, 2024 | Blogs, ClimateChange
What is it that makes some people choose climate friendly lifestyles, while other continue to live unsustainably? Quick and easy interventions that inspire people to take direct climate action are the holy grail. Behavioural scientists and policymakers are keen to...
by Haafizah | Mar 21, 2024 | AnimalAgri, Blogs, ClimateChange
The meat industry is one of the biggest contributors to the climate crisis. Here’s how meat harms the planet. Meat tends to be a divisive subject, especially in the United States. Despite the headline-grabbing coverage of plant-based alternatives like faux...
by Rachel | Mar 19, 2024 | ClimateChange, GoodNews
At COP28, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization released their Climate Plan, but left out our food system’s biggest emitter – meat and dairy products. At the global climate conference, COP28 held in Dubai, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),...
by Rachel | Mar 19, 2024 | GoodNews
Lab-grown ‘meat’ will hit British supermarket shelves for the first time in the coming months – but cats will be the first to feast on the new eco-friendly product. The ‘meat’ is made by London-based startup Meatly, which produced its...
by Rachel | Mar 18, 2024 | Blogs, ClimateChange, GoodNews
Concern about climate change has had a significant effect on voters’ choices in the past two presidential elections and it appears most voters today would prefer a climate-conscious candidate. If you ask American voters what their top issues are, most will point to...
by Rachel | Mar 18, 2024 | GoodNews
Austrian startup Revo Foods announced a “culinary innovation” with what it describes as the world’s first plant-based alternative to octopus tentacles. When asked as to its production methods, Revo responded that it is “testing a unique new 3D structuring approach”...
by Rachel | Mar 15, 2024 | AnimalAgri, Blogs
Conditions for battery caged chickens are more sadistic than most people realise – and the majority of egg-laying hens are still forced to live in them. If you’ve eaten an egg recently, it probably came from a hen who was raised in horrific conditions in a...
by Phil-Admin | Mar 14, 2024 | AnimalAgri, GoodNews
The global agrifood tech financial landscape remains grim, with funding in the sector down by 49.2% from 2022-23 – the lowest it has been in six years. A lot has been written about the VC fallout with food tech in 2023, with investment seeing shape declines as the...
