Tiny sustainable homes cut housing costs for first-time buyers
First time home buyers are being encouraged to think outside the box by purchasing low-cost, minimalist spaces made from sustainable materials such as cork, hemp, and rubber. Whether it’s the ongoing cost-of-living crisis or Emma Chamberlain’s trending (and somewhat unattainable) multi-million-dollar mansion that has made you consider throwing your home-owning...
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Exclusive – COP27’s Youth Day with Shelot Masithi and Peter Havers
Ensuring that the voices of young people and future generations are heard loud and clear is one of the key objectives of this year’s summit. But is this the case? We spoke to She4Earth’s founder Shelot Masithi and climate writer Peter Havers to find out. As you’re likely aware, COP27...
The Ocean Cleanup is launching its most efficient technology yet
After having impressive success with its second plastic-collecting design, the only way is up for the team at The Ocean Cleanup. To rid our ocean of its largest mass of pollution, the organisation is launching its third and most efficient marine clean-up technology to date. If you’ve visited the Thred...
Warm bank visits could be a winter reality for millions of Britons
With no signs of inflation easing and the energy crisis here to stay, several organisations are teaming up to open ‘warm banks’ to ensure British residents are able to stay warm this winter. We’re familiar with food banks, but as colder months loom closer amidst the energy and cost-of-living crisis,...
EasyJet outlines new plans to be net zero by 2050
The low-budget airline brand EasyJet has unveiled a ‘roadmap to net zero by 2050’. It includes hydrogen-powered jet engines and a replacement of kerosene-fuelled planes. The company is also dropping its controversial carbon offsetting scheme. Now that we’re finally climbing our way out of the pandemic, flights and international...
Can veganism really save the planet?
New research suggests that, despite popular belief, a plant-based diet adopted by the masses isn’t a silver bullet in the face of our current climate crisis. Last year, animal-rights group Mercy for Animals debuted For Nature, a hard-hitting short film conceptualised and scripted by Greta Thunberg. Filled with images of environmental...
New Delhi introduces its first zero-waste community
Navjivan Vihar is the first – and only – zero-waste locality in the world’s most polluted city of New Delhi. New Delhi, India, is known for its vibrant culture, incredible food, and – perhaps most infamously – its high levels of pollution. The city is covered by a blanket of acid smog 365 days of the year, causing a range of diseases amongst Delhi’s 18.98 million residents. From respiratory illness, to asthma and lung...
Lula da Silva’s election win renews hope for Brazil’s future
Brazil’s new president Lula da Silva has driven Jair Bolsonaro out of office with a narrow electoral win this weekend. This has renewed hope that the nation’s problems with gun violence, deforestation, and anti-LGBTQ+ policies can now be addressed. Everyone loves a comeback story, and they don’t come much sweeter than this. Two-time president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a third presidential term on Sunday in a narrow victory over...
Exclusive – Kicking off COP27 with Clover Hogan
We spoke to Force of Nature’s founder, Clover Hogan, about what world leaders should be focusing on at this year’s summit and how we, as individuals, can guarantee their conversations translate into tangible action. At just 11-years-old, Clover Hogan declared herself an environmentalist. Ever since, she’s been working tirelessly with her organisation Force of Nature to mobilise change by empowering young people to step up rather than shut down in...
Greenpeace report shows failure of single-use plastic recycling
A shocking new report warns we’ve wasted decades and billions of dollars promoting recycling as the solution to plastic waste when in actual fact, these efforts have fundamentally failed. According to a new report published on Tuesday by environmental group Greenpeace, the state of plastic recycling in the US is so appalling that no plastic packaging can even be considered recyclable. Painting a dire picture for the future, it’s revealed...
