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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

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Climate change

Eating chicken is better for the environment than eating beef. But that doesn’t mean it’s good.

Eating chicken has a lower climate impact than eating beef. But rearing chickens on a large scale still causes some serious environmental problems.

by Greenpeace UK December 20, 2019

Climate change

5 brilliant books for young environmental activists

Young people have been making history by taking part in school strikes to demand action on the crises affecting the environment. Here’s a list of five books that would make great gifts for the budding climate activists in your lives.

by Almaz Ohene December 19, 2019

Plastic

9 ways to reduce your plastic use at Christmas

The festive season is an excuse to kick back and enjoy ourselves, but it can also result in mountains of wasted plastic. These top tips will show you how to reduce plastic at Christmas and other festivals throughout the year.

by Bryony Walker, Alice Hunter December 16, 2019

Climate change

5 new year’s resolutions to future-proof your 2020 and ring in a green new decade

Ready to make some new year's resolutions? Making better choices and breaking bad habits is especially important for environmentalists in 2020 – the first year of the last decade for taking serious action on climate change. Here are 5 ideas to kickstart your greenest decade yet.

by Farheen Akhter December 11, 2019

Plastic

Supermarkets putting more plastic on their shelves than ever

Public concern about plastic pollution is at a high, and promises to tackle the problem are pouring out of supermarket PR machines. But new research shows that the plastic footprint of the top 10 UK supermarkets has actually increased over the past year. Here’s the breakdown.

by Anthony Lewis December 5, 2019