Vogue Italia is taking an interesting move to lower their own carbon footprint. Instead of staging fashion shoots for their January issue, they filled the pages with art. A lovely and bold statement against climate change and fashion’s very high carbon footprint!
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Like french fries? Or other assorted potato based dish? You wouldn’t be alone, most people do and we’re going to have to live with less because last season wasn’t great so there might be a shortage and this is partially thanks to climate change.
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Happy January! It’s Veganuary! A month where people try on vegan living for a little while and if they like it, stick with it for the whole entire year. Not sure where to start? Well there’s a website for that! The site has recopies and tips to get you through the month. But if you’re doing it for climate reasons, there are some things to consider.
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Natural gas is commonly used for heating and it, like so many other things, causes emissions. In order to help cut those emissions, a test is going on at Keele University where natural gas is blended with 20% hydrogen to make a gas that releases less emissions.
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Shutting down the coal industry is vital for fighting climate change. The fuel source that has been an essential part of life for well over a century just isn’t a sustainable option for a variety or reasons. But shutting down the mines and plants leaves people and their communities in the cold. Germany is a masterclass in powering down the coal industry without leaving anyone behind.
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We’re all on this planet together and everything we do effects everything that happens around us. With that in mind, one artist is calling for their colleagues in the classic music industry to reevaluate their choices as they continue in their careers.
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When it comes to climate action, people generally recommend eating less meat but that’s not the case for every location! In order to help the bull kelp of northern California survive, there’s a new, radical plan: Eat the purple sea urchins that are decimating it.
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The ecosystem along the banks of the Mekong River is in serious trouble because industry is snatching up all the sand. Sand is a key component in many things that we use from glass to electronics and most of all, cement. The massive amounts of sand drawn from this and many other locations are destroying them.
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Climate change is sort of hard to understand, this is a fair statement. It’s a complex idea, the basics of which is things are getting hotter but the reason why and how the planet works are more complicated which is part of what makes dismissing the concept so easy. This article is an interesting look at the variables that go into climate change by looking at clouds.
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Climate news may get you down but there’s something to remember. We slowed down the effects of climate change once before and we can do it again. The move to stop using CFCs to save the ozone just didn’t help us not die a crispy death, it slowed down global warming.
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There were some big fires this year most notably the Amazon fires but as a whole, there have been quite a few large fires all over the world and as climate change ramps out, we’re only likely to see even more of them. Check out this video to see how many fires we’ve actually had this year.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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