People have been coming down pretty hard on livestock since the world has been catching up on the fact that we need to make changes to avoid a climate catastrophe. Well, the news for herd animals isn’t getting better as scientists begin calling for “peak meat” to be found this decade.
If you buy clothing online, you’ve probably, at least once, picked up multiple sizes in one item to check the fit and sent the ones that didn’t work out back to the store. That’s fine right? Well, turns out when you do that chances are those items go right into the dumpster rather than back into circulation.
A new fund is in the works to help make shipping carbon neutral. The group behind it is planning on raising $5bn for it by taxing every ton of fuel that ships use, which as it turns out, is a pretty substantial amount. The hope is that this will move the industry towards a sustainable future.
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Climate change is going to affect everyone, all over the world but Africa will feel many of its changes particularly hard. A number of factors will make this coming reality of the climate very hard for the continent and although not every country will be hit the same way, forecasts suggest that they will all bear the burden of it.
Fast fashion is terrible for the environment. Everyone needs clothing but we don’t need to all rely on businesses that sell mostly synthetic fibers with styles meant only to last a season. Instead, check out the crown jewels of the slow fiber movement, flax and hemp.
When we think of climate change we usually think of glaciers melting, which they do! But there’s another issue that probably effects more people more readily: Melting permafrost. This change can, and has in some places, drastically alter the landscape and leave everything built on it an unstable mess.
Are cites really bad for the environment? Should we all be living in the country, spaced out? Well, as it turns out, no. Although there are many reasons why, turns out living in the city reduces the individual carbon footprint.
