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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
Something is making the Earth spin faster
Scientists just recorded the planet’s shortest day since records began. Now they’re considering dropping a second off their atomic clocks to keep them aligned with rotation. If you’ve been reading my articles this week, then you may have developed something of a sense of dread towards the state of things...
Biden pardons all federal offences of simple marijuana possession
In a surprise move just a month before midterm elections, the President announced on Thursday that he’s taking considerable steps to overhaul America’s cannabis laws. On Thursday, President Biden took steps to overhaul US policy on marijuana by pardoning thousands of people with federal offenses for simple cannabis possession. Initiating a review of how the drug is classified, he hopes that his executive action will relieve the ‘collateral’ consequences of prior...
Report claims giant oil pipe expansions could ruin climate targets
More than 24,000km of new oil pipelines are under development globally, according to a new report. This is equivalent to almost twice the Earth’s diameter and puts us ‘dramatically at odds’ to achieve our climate goals. Despite knowing full well that carbon emissions need halving by 2030 to remain under 1.5C of global warming, any real sense of urgency remains to be seen. Infuriatingly, a recent report from Global Energy...
The UK puts eco-rules in place ahead of the Queen’s funeral
Millions of people will be visiting London this weekend for the historical moment Queen Elizabeth II is laid to rest. The UK is urging people to think twice about how they travel to the city, what they bring along, and what they will inevitably leave behind. As news broke of Queen Elizabeth II’s death on Thursday, people immediately flocked to Buckingham Palace in the thousands to pay their respects. Many brought...
How is the ongoing crisis in Burundi affecting Gen Z?
The ongoing political crisis in Burundi is weaking the country’s economy and negatively impacting the lives of young people. Child labour, trafficking, high illiteracy, early pregnancy, and teenage marriage are all major problems in an already unstable climate. Burundi is one of the poorest countries in the world. The humanitarian and political crisis that continues to unfold has taken a toll on its people and deepened societal struggles. Landlocked in...
