NEW EU REGULATIONS TAKE A STANCE AGAINST GREENWASHING
Image Credit – Michael Fousert The European Union (EU) is planning to impose penalties on companies that make false or misleading claims about the environmental benefits of their products and services in an attempt to combat corporate greenwashing, according to leaked draft legislation seen by European news website EURACTIV.1 The proposal, set to be tabled […]
ARCHIVE: FRANCE IS PIONEERING THE MOVE TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY – COULD THE UK LEARN A THING OR TWO?
Image Credit – Philippe Murray-Pietsch Over recent years, France has introduced a number of sustainable development strategies and coherent policies that aim to promote a more circular economy. Chiefly, The 2020 Anti-Waste Law, also called AGEC Law, (translates to Loi relative à la lute contre le gaspillage et a l’économie circulaire) lays out a variety […]
ARCHIVE: EXTINCTION REBELLION ACTIVISTS TARGET MICHAEL GOVE’S OFFICE IN RESPONSE TO CUMBRIA COAL MINE DECISION
Image Credit – @XrebellionUK Extinction Rebellion (XR) staged a bold protest outside the Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities in London on Monday, (17th January) in response to the UK government’s recent decision allowing the development of a new coal mine in Whitehaven, Cumbria.1 The deep coal mine, set to be the UK’s first […]
CLIMATE TRACE – EMISSIONS TRACKER PAVES THE WAY FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Carbon Emissions Released 2021. Source: https://climatetrace.org/map On the 9th of November at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, founding member Al Gore announced the launch of Climate TRACE’s newly intricate and highly detailed carbon emissions database. Formed in 2021 prior to COP26, Climate TRACE, which stands for Tracking Real-Time Atmospheric Carbon Emissions, is a global non-profit coalition […]
MY VEGAN LIFESTYLE
Image Credit – Abigail Rose Poetry on a Plate (@quarantinedinmykitchen) • Instagram photos and videos: A home-based recommended Instagram Page I have been vegan for nearly 4 years and was vegetarian for 2 years before. It has been one of the most life-changing transitions of my life. I was convinced to quit eating meat by […]
HELLO UNIVERSE! CONNECTING THROUGH WOMEN’S CIRCLES
Image Credit – Nicola Wood Nicola Wood founded a charity for those seeking sanctuary in Swindon and now juggles a role at a charity supporting carers alongside the needs of her young family. In the summer of 2022, she launched Women Replanting – circles for sharing and supporting others, which are held in-person and online. […]
BALI’S LOCALLY SOURCED FOODS
Image Credit – Sofianna P I am currently exploring Bali, Indonesia, and have fallen deeply in love with the local food. While these dishes are popular across the country, Bali is just one out of 17,500 islands, and Indonesian cuisine is strikingly diverse and varied across its regions.¹ Nasi Goreng Indonesia’s national dish is the […]
NEW WATERAID INSTALLATIONS SHEDS LIGHTS ON THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CHILDREN’S FUTURES
Image Credit – Joel Chant WaterAid installation, Canary Wharf, Joel Chant, 2022 London’s Canary Wharf is home to a new art installation unveiled by WaterAid in collaboration with Bristol-based artist Max Dorey. As a part of the charity’s Our Climate Fight campaign, the UK organisation hopes the project will encourage governments around the world to […]
SEASONAL EATING
Image Source – Iñigo De la Maza Seasonal eating is eating fruit and veg that are in season regional to where you live. Eating seasonally is a more sustainable way to consume fresh produce as it cuts down on food transportation and reduces food miles. Food miles is the distance between where the food was […]
BRISTOL RESTAURANT INTRODUCES CARBON FOOTPRINT MENUS
Image Source – https://www.veganfoodandliving.com/news/bristol-restaurant-carbon-footprint-menu/ The Canteen in Bristol has started including the carbon footprints of each dish on their vegetarian menu in an effort to encourage customers to think more about the environmental costs of their meal. Diners can choose from dishes that produce as little as 16 grams of carbon dioxide emissions, like the carrot […]
