Heinz announces plans to make sustainable paper ketchup bottles
The new paper ketchup bottle forms part of Heinz’s wider initiative to make all of its packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable by 2025. It’s time to play ‘Genuine or Greenwashing’ again. Come on down! This week’s edition focuses on Heinz, as it’s unveiled plans to develop a recyclable paper bottle made...
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Part 5: The fossil fuel industry cannot gatekeep the energy transition
Limiting global warming to 1.5-2°C means cutting fossil fuel production yearly while keeping coal, oil, and gas in the ground. But what does this mean for the world’s most carbon-emitting industry? According to the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, supporting fossil fuel production is not aligned with our essential...
Burger King is rolling out reusable packaging
Fast-food chain Burger King has teamed up with reuse platform Loop to trial a range of reusable and returnable packaging to cut down on single-use waste. Friday night’s fast food indulgence is about to become a little less guilty. Five restaurants in the UK will be the first to experiment with...
KFC slammed for misleading public over farming practices
An influencer-backed documentary claimed that KFC’s chicken farms adhere to high standards of animal welfare. Undercover investigators say otherwise. If there’s one thing the world can agree on, it’s that fried chicken is amazing. Even the vegans want a bite, hence all the fried jackfruit, oyster mushrooms, and tofu alternatives to...
Activism 101: get informed & involved with these sites
Want to make your mark and change world for the better? This is your yellow pages. Last year, we wrote a comprehensive breakdown of the six stages of social activism with the aim of really fleshing out an enigmatic concept that has more relevance today than ever before. Lucky for...
London’s ‘Disneyland’ scrapped over environmental concerns
Ongoing plans to create a £2.5 billion theme park in north Kent have been officially withdrawn. Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and Orlando – what do they all have that London doesn’t? If you guessed Disney theme parks, you’d be correct. For those feeling left out or limited by the...
The start-up creating animal-free dairy from cow cells
A Boston based start-up has successfully cultivated mammary cells from a cow in a lab, meaning real dairy can be produced without an animal being involved. Can this eventually become even more popular than alt-milk products? If, despite mounting peer pressure, you’re still consuming cow milk on a daily basis, there may soon be a more ecological and entirely cruelty free way of doing so. As mammals we’ve (in the main)...
How the media is shaping climate action
The final IPCC report confirms the media’s role in how we perceive and address the climate crisis. Global media coverage of climate change has been steadily increasing since the 1980s. In a study across 59 countries, researchers found that coverage had risen from 47,000 stories in 2016-17 to about 87,000 in 2020-21. With this increasing reach and by effectively communicating the science, injustice, and hope behind climate change and solutions,...
Part 4: Activism effective in blocking fossil fuels
In 2021, the world witnessed record-breaking climate disasters alongside the harsh reality that global fossil fuel production is incompatible with limiting global warming to 1.5 or even 2 degrees Celsius. Overwhelming evidence of the fossil fuel industry’s role in this production gap has sparked an increasing number of protests calling for the end to further exploration and extraction. Climate activists are now demonstrating the power people hold even in the...
Fortescue announces ‘infinity train’ powered by gravity
Forget solar power, wind, or any other traditional sustainability energy source. A new train by Fortescue will be powered by the sheer force of gravity, allowing it to potentially run forever. Ever considered how your morning commuter train is powered? Although they’re a greener option than using a car, trains are still responsible for a hefty amount of carbon emissions, making them less than ideal when discussing net-zero ambitions and 2030...
