GOODBYE PALM OIL, HELLO PALM-ALT
Queen Margaret University (QMU), Edinburgh has developed a new ingredient which has the potential to replace palm oil in bakery products. The new palm fat substitute is comprised of rapeseed oil, a by-product of the linseed industry, fibres and proteins. Called Palm-Alt, it has 25% less fat and 88% less satuated fat, and produces 70% […]
CAROLINE LUCAS PRESENTS ENERGY BILL AMENDMENT IN ATTEMPT TO END NEW FOSSIL FUEL EXTRACTIONS
Here is part of Caroline Lucas’s report by email (10 September 2023): This week Parliament came back after a summer break that’s seen the PM abandon any pretence of protecting our climate or nature. Over the summer holidays, his Government said yes to hundreds of new licences to drill for oil and gas in the […]
Can fashion be eco?
Frustrated With Fast Fashion’s Facade? Here’s Some Sustainable and Affordable Alternatives You like your clothes, huh? You thrive on expressing yourself through their layers. You love the feeling of a new outfit against your skin. You’re frustrated with the fashion world’s facade and can see the filth beneath the greenwashing. It’s likely you already know what […]
Sir Jonathon Porritt: Don’t Trust the Government to Tackle the Climate Crisis
Photograph by Ian Cylkowski “The UK is the world’s best target setter!” One or two attendees clap. “But that doesn’t mean we know how to deliver.” Oh. On the morning of Wednesday 28th June 2023, at the sustainability event Reset Connect, Sir Jonathon Porritt 0 co-founder of Forum for the Future, campaigner and author – […]
SHARING IS CARING: THE STORY OF TENTSHARE
Photo by Uzenk Doezenk Camping is a great experience – reconnecting with nature, being with friends and family, being able to travel cheaply – but unless one is an avid camper it can seem unnecessary to have all the kit. Good quality kit can be expensive to purchase and unless used frequently can take up […]
FROM ANTHROPOCENTRIC TO ECOCENTRIC: What the World needs now
On Wednesday 7th June 2023, ClientEarth gathered a panel of experts and professionals for the conference, Bridging the Divide – How to Discuss Climate Change? to explore the fundamental question, ‘In an era of increasing political and social polarisation, how do we come together to discuss a crisis that affects us all – climate change?’ […]
MY EXTINCTION: EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW SCREENING 6 JULY LONDON
When climate anxiety starts to take over the life of one father, we witness a journey of personal, existential fears, practical and psychological discoveries. Which propagandists have contributed to our denial of an impending crisis? Can we act on our privilege? Will protest save us? On Thursday 6th July in London, you can attend a […]
SCIENCE MUSEUM UNDER XR SCRUTINY FOR SPONSORSHIP
On 29th March 2023, Extinction Rebellion (XR) took to the halls of The Science Museum in London during the ‘Lates’ event to protest Adani Green Energy’s sponsorship of the new Energy Revolution gallery. Adani Green Energy is a smaller branch of the parent company Adani Group, an India-based multinational industrial conglomerate reported to be heavily […]
IPCC REPORT 2023: QUANTUM LEAP NEEDED TO AVOID CLIMATE DISASTER
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s meeting in Switzerland on 20th March 2023 highlighted the urgent need for climate action in order to stick to the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°c. This requires a global emission peak by 2025, a 43% emission reduction by 2030, 65% by 2035, and […]
RETHINKING TOURISM IN TAGHAZOUT
The hazed view of the traveller, and the weighty scales of touristic demand vs ecological infrastructure Taghazout was once only a small hive of Berbers, an untouched, prosaic village reliant on fishing and self-sufficiency. But when the Seventies birthed the modern ease of travel and encouraged mass tourism, this Moroccan townlet quickly became a hub […]
