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Climate change

On trial for challenging BP’s lust for oil in an age of climate change

Greenpeace is being put on trial for stopping a BP rig drilling for new oil wells. The penalties may be high, but this attempt to gag and bully those who expose the oil industry’s contribution to climate change won’t succeed.

by Jamie Woolley January 30, 2020

Climate change

Oil industry giants like BP will push the planet’s climate way past 1.5ºC of global heating

Oil companies like BP are spending billions drilling for oil that, if burned, will heat the planet by way more than the "safe" 1.5ºC target agreed at the 2015 Paris climate summit. They think carbon capture technologies and billions of trees will clean up their mess. But this won't work.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson January 27, 2020

Climate change

Supermarkets pushing chicken sales despite links to climate change

People often opt for chicken over beef for environmental reasons. But new Greenpeace research shows that the chicken sold in the UK is a major driver of deforestation, and supermarkets have little idea of the impact this has on forests. Here are the facts.

by Alia Al Ghussain January 21, 2020

Climate change

Factcheck: Australia’s unprecedented fires are down to climate change, not arson

A lot of information has been circulating online that puts all the blame for Australia's unprecedented fires on arson or green policies – anything other than climate change. Spreading the myth that fires were deliberately lit is dangerous and wrong. Here is a factcheck tackling some of the rumours.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson January 20, 2020

Oceans

Turtle facts: 9 amazing things you should know

Sea turtles are some of the most mysterious and magnificent ocean creatures. Sadly, most species are threatened with extinction. Get inspired to protect them with these amazing sea turtle facts.

by Willie Mackenzie January 15, 2020

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Meat and dairy

10 tips to eat more plant-based food (or even go vegan)

One of the most useful things everyone can do to take action on climate change *right now* is to eat less meat and dairy. But eating vegan, for a meal or a month, is much easier with some solid know-how. Here are 10 tips to increase the amount of plant-based foods in your diet.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson January 14, 2020

Climate change

3 reasons why it’s right to call BP a climate change criminal

The term “climate criminal” shouldn’t be used lightly. However, oil companies continue with business-as-usual, even though people all around the world are suffering from the impacts of climate change. Here are three reasons why oil giant BP most definitely is a climate criminal.

by Philip Evans January 10, 2020

Climate change

Catastrophic Australia fires are the latest climate change horror – here are the facts

Apocalyptic scenes from Australia have shown the devastation being caused by the raging fires. Lives have been lost and thousands forced to flee their homes as millions of hectares have been consumed. Wildlife has also perished in the flames. But how has climate change made the fires so bad, and what is being done to prevent them?

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson January 7, 2020

Climate change

4 weird UK weather events linked to the climate emergency in 2019

It made headlines. It broke records. It *finally* got linked with climate change. Here’s a look back at some of the wild weather we braved in 2019.

by Florence Stuart-Leach, Helle Abelvik-Lawson December 24, 2019

Climate change

The conclusion from COP25: the politics is as polluted as the planet

As COP25 came to a close, the clamour for a solution to the climate emergency grew louder than ever. But the international talks are at risk of stalling as corporate interests lobby for loopholes and play politicians like pawns.

by Helle Abelvik-Lawson December 20, 2019