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...
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Are young people gradually dropping Labour for the Green Party?
In recent history, a vote for the Green Party has felt almost like an act of protest. As Labour’s stance on social issues become less clear, however, young people are being allured by the underdog’s progressive policies. Is there an end in sight for two-party politics in the UK? While...
Vanessa Nakate named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
25-year-old climate activist Vanessa Nakate was recently appointed as the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Goodwill Ambassador. This recognition comes after a 3-year climate change campaign that saw her address world leaders both at COP25 and COP26 summits. Vanessa is a well-known East African climate activist from Kampala, Uganda. She was inspired...
Opinion – Puerto Rico’s hurricane deserves more coverage
Last week, Puerto Rico was without safe drinking water or electricity, but blanket news coverage of Queen Elizabeth IIs funeral has raised questions about how networks should prioritise their content. On Monday last week, hurricane Fiona left Puerto Rico without drinking water or power. By the early hours of Tuesday,...
New Jersey to sue oil giants over climate change damages
New Jersey has joined a cohort of seven US states determined to sue giant oil companies for their roles in delaying climate policy, as well as damages related to extreme weather. Around 24 climate liability suits have been making their way through US courts since 2015, and oil giants continue...
Can Rishi Sunak rebuild UK’s green agenda after Truss?
Succeeding the brief tenure of Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak’s appointment as prime minister is seen by several environmental groups as something of an improvement. Can the damage be repaired? Early trepidations about Liz Truss’ tunnel vision approach to boosting the economy (at the expense of the environment) were instantly confirmed...
Cost of living crisis fuelling a rise in eating disorders
A charity has warned that the number of people struggling with a ‘morbid preoccupation with food’ is likely to soar as basic necessities become increasingly unaffordable across the country. According to Beat, the UK’s leading eating disorder charity, around 1.25 million British citizens are suffering from anorexia, bulimia, or avoidant restrictive food intake disorder at any one time. This figure increased significantly among young people and children during the pandemic, 10,000...
VeryNile builds plastic pyramid to highlight river pollution
Last weekend, to observe the World Cleanup Day, volunteers from Egypt built a pyramid made from plastic collected at the banks of River Nile to highlight environmental conservation. A group of volunteers in Egypt have taken part in a cleaning exercise along the River Nile to highlight how important protecting the environment and saving marine life is to combat climate change. Egypt is preparing to host this year’s COP27 event in...
Sierra Leone gives citizens veto power over large-scale projects
Under new laws, the West African nation will allow local communities to have a direct say in whether environmentally destructive mining, farming, and industrial projects get to move forward. In what’s being referred to as a ‘globally unprecedented’ move to protect the environment, Sierra Leone is giving local communities veto power over large-scale industrial projects from mines to factories and farms. Not only this, but the government will have to help...
New report shows drastic decline in global wildlife
According to a leading scientific assessment warning that humanity is ‘losing the war’ to save nature, wild species populations have shrunk on average by 69 per cent since the 1970s. A bleak new report from WWF in collaboration with the Zoological Society London on biodiversity loss has revealed that the abundance of wild mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish is in freefall – shrinking 69 per cent on average between...
