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Young people demand their voices are heard at COP26
World leaders have referenced saving the planet for βour children and our childrenβs childrenβ many times at COP already. But are young people being adequately included at the summit? Todayβs youth are the least to blame for the climate crisis, but without drastic changes, we will be the ones left to deal with the consequences of a warmer, more polluted world. The average age of leaders attending COP26 is over 60,...
Can livestream shopping survive in a post-lockdown world?
Early excitement about the potential of livestream shopping in the West is dwindling. Can the industry really take off now that the high street has opened up? During the pandemic, Western brands began experimenting with livestream shopping, a technology that contributed $4.4 billion USD to Chinaβs economy in 2018. Lockdown or not, Chinaβs livestream shopping industry thrives, with more than 100 million viewers tuning into live online video events every month....
Which nations are leading by example at COP26?
The UK might be hosting this yearβs climate summit, but there are several other nations leading the pack in the fight against climate change. Itβs time for a little whoβs who. If youβve been poring over our articles on Thred lately, youβll already know that COP26 presents a key moment to assess global progress made since the Paris Climate Agreement. During the 2015 meeting, world leaders made a two-part agreement. The...
Chalk Back uses street graffiti to highlight sexual harassment
Words have serious power, that's why one global organisation is chalking out catcalls on major walkways to raise awareness about them. By the time girls reach the age of seventeen, 84 percent have been subjected to catcalling while in public. Even worse, 13 percent have experienced it by the age of ten. Although catcalling is something womxn are susceptible to anytime we leave our homes, the frequency at which it occurs...
How Iceland became a global leader in green energy
In only a few decades, one island transformed itself from being completely reliant on imported fossil fuels to becoming a leader in green technology. Today, it is powered by 99.9 percent renewable energy. Regarded as the βland of fire and iceβ, Iceland has a natural landscape that experiences both extreme heat and freezing temperatures. The island is home to 330,000 people, as well as 200 active volcanoes and glaciers that...
Could Josh Cavallo’s coming out be a watershed moment for football?
In a brave decision to break the mould within professional football, one Gen Z player has opened up about his sexuality in hopes to help others βliving in silence.β Of all the things the wonderful world of football is β dramatic, exciting, and full of passion β openness about matters of sexual preference is not one of them. Despite a notable uptick in positive attitudes towards gender fluidity and sexuality globally,...
COP26 can save us from more than just a warming world
A new policy brief published by The Lancet suggests that although it is regarded as an environmental problem, climate change is βfirst and foremostβ a health crisis. By now, we already know the massive impact COP26 could have on the trajectory of the human species. Itβs been labelled as the βlast chanceβ we have to turn our destructive behaviours around. Implementing serious climate policies that reduce emissions need to be written...
Unregistered IVF clinics on the rise in Nigeria
The demand for in-vitro fertilisation is growing, but unregulated clinics handling egg donation is making the process financially exploitative for Nigerian women. In Nigeria, the human egg donation industry is booming. Despite having a high fertility rate, an estimated one in four Nigerian couples depend on in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) to start a family. During the IVF process, an egg is removed from a womanβs ovaries and fertilised with sperm in a lab....
Exploring the failures of past COP meetings
Global climate summits feel like they hold the key to saving our planet, but they havenβt always been the most successful. When studied retrospectively, a clear set of issues emerge. Despite global leaders openly discussing the dangers of climate change since the 1980s, most have failed to implement solutions to the problem on a large scale. Weβve had four decades of alarming data and scientific warnings β yet no tangible...
Sponsors raise doubts about the success of COP26
Million-pound corporate sponsors of the worldβs most important climate summit have complained that the event has been grossly βmismanagedβ with plans coming together at the βvery last minuteβ. With COP26 kicking off in Glasgow in less than two weeks, concerns are mounting over whether or not the event will be able to run smoothly. Major sponsors of the climate summit such as NatWest, Microsoft, and Unilever have made serious complaints regarding...
