Tackling food waste and reducing meat consumption can contribute signicantly to staving off the worst effects of climate change, the United Nations' climate panel said in a report published Thursday (8 August). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said that between 25 to 30 percent of all food produced is lost or wasted. Global food waste and food loss was responsible for between eight and 10 percent of all human-made greenhouse gas emissions, which trap heat in the atmosphere. According to definitions by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, food loss is "any food that is lost in the supply chain between the producer and the market", while food waste refers to the discarding of food that is still safe and nutritious. "Technical options such as improved harvesting techniques, on-farm storage, infrastructure, transport, packaging, retail and education can reduce food loss and waste across the supply chain," said the IPCC report. In the EU, around 88m tonnes … [Read more...] about UN report: eat less meat to combat climate crisis
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‘Real education happens outside the classroom’
29 April 2019 Youth strike Pacific Climate Warrior Brianna Fruean and Anna Taylor of UK school strikes movement talk what inspires them and how to avoid activist burnout. Conversation moderated by Hazel Healy. HH: Tell us about your journey into climate activism: Brianna Fruean: I started quite young – at 11 years old. That was when I first heard about this thing called climate change. And as a young girl here in Samoa, hearing the implications it had for my island in the Pacific scared me, it jumpstarted my passion to do something about it. I started my own environmental group in primary school. And it was literally just a whole bunch of 11-, 12- and 13-year-olds doing car-pooling registers and recycling bins and tree planting – just anything we could to send a message to the adults. Later we became 350 Samoa [part of the international environmental organization 350.org]. That was the beginning of my journey and I’ve stuck with it. Anna Taylor: I grew up … [Read more...] about ‘Real education happens outside the classroom’
Campaigners arrested over role in mass climate change protests
PUBLISHED: 16:00 01 May 2019 Vicky Angear The police cordon around the boat, which North Somerset campaigners were locked onto, during the protests. Archant Three campaigners from North Somerset were among the hundreds of people who were arrested during Extinction Rebellion’s protests in the capital. Rebekah and Jeff from Shipham locked onto a boat in Oxford Circus during the Extinction Rebellion protests in London.Eight people from the Shipham branch and six from the Weston group took part in the protests last week which saw campaigners form blockades and stop traffic across London to raise awareness of the climate crisis.More: Extinction Rebellion calls for council to declare climate emergency.Rebekah and Jeff from Shipham locked onto a boat in Oxford Circus during the Extinction Rebellion protests in London.Rebekah West, aged 39, who set up the Mendip Extinction Rebellion group, handcuffed herself to a boat in Oxford Circus and spent 37 hours in … [Read more...] about Campaigners arrested over role in mass climate change protests
‘Real education happens outside the classroom’: Climate activists speak
29 April 2019 Youth strike Pacific Climate Warrior Brianna Fruean and Anna Taylor of the UK school strikes movement share notes over what inspires them and how to avoid activist burnout. Conversation moderated by Hazel Healy. HH: Tell us about your journey into climate activism: Brianna Fruean: I started quite young – at 11 years old. That was when I first heard about this thing called climate change. And as a young girl here in Samoa, hearing the implications it had for my island in the Pacific scared me, it jumpstarted my passion to do something about it. I started my own environmental group in primary school. And it was literally just a whole bunch of 11-, 12- and 13-year-olds doing car-pooling registers and recycling bins and tree planting – just anything we could to send a message to the adults. Later we became 350 Samoa [part of the international environmental organization 350.org]. That was the beginning of my journey and I’ve stuck with it. Anna … [Read more...] about ‘Real education happens outside the classroom’: Climate activists speak
Eco-anxiety: Do you have climate change anxiety?
Does the thought of using plastic send your mind into a frenzy? Or maybe you lay awake at night worrying about the bleak future of our oceans? If the answer to these questions is yes, then you could be suffering from eco-anxiety. Eco-anxiety doesn’t have an official definition, but many people who claim to have it would argue it most definitely exists. Psychology Today offers a general overview of eco-anxiety though, describing it as “a fairly recent psychological disorder affecting an increasing number of individuals who worry about the environmental crisis.” It’s a relatively new term but, given that we’re already a hyper-stressed society faced with panic over climate change which seems to heighten every day, it’s perhaps no surprise that eco-anxiety has risen to prominence. In 2018, a report published by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated that “urgent and unprecedented changes” are needed to achieve a … [Read more...] about Eco-anxiety: Do you have climate change anxiety?