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London’s β€˜Disneyland’ scrapped over environmental concerns

London’s β€˜Disneyland’ scrapped over environmental concerns

Ongoing plans to create a Β£2.5 billion theme park in north Kent have been officially withdrawn.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 options of Alton Towers and Legoland, the possibility of a seeing a new, Β£2.5bn amusement park installed just outside England’s...

By London, UK
The start-up creating animal-free dairy from cow cells

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)...

By London, UK
How the media is shaping climate action

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,...

By Montreal, Canada
Part 4: Activism effective in blocking fossil fuels

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...

By Montreal, Canada