Climate change to enter the GCSE curriculum in 2025
The Department for Education in the UK is planning to create a new GCSE qualification focused on ecological teachings and how students can help protect the planet. This will reportedly come into effect in 2025. If only we knew then what we know now, right? Perhaps if we’d known the full...
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New cyberflashing law to give senders of unsolicited nudes jail time
Cyberflashing will now be considered a criminal offence in the UK and Wales. Offenders risk being punished with the same maximum sentence as indecent exposure. The UK and Wales are cracking down on cyberflashing with a new bill that will land perpetrators up to two years in jail. Cyberflashing is a...
Australia facing some of the most devastating floods in its history
Over the past weeks, freak rain storms have brought devastating floods to Australia. Spreading from Queensland to NSW, and now Sydney, residents have been urged to flee their homes as a civilian death count rises. A record-breaking ‘rain bomb’ has destroyed entire communities across Australia’s Eastern coast. Torrential rainfall...
Are we appropriately welcoming the uptick in LGBTQ+ identification?
Attributable to our push for a more inclusive future, a new report shows that the percentage of Gen Zers who identify as LGBTQ+ has almost doubled since 2017. Following recent societal regressions, however, this increase could simply indicate that more youth will be exposed to discrimination and its noxious...
Is the Russian ‘Z’ campaign genuine or state propaganda?
The letter ‘Z’ has been popping up across Russian media, cities, and on military equipment. Whether it is a genuine movement – and what it actually means – is up for debate. The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has taken disciplinary action against Russian gymnast Ivan Kuliak for showing a...
Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill bans LGBTQ+ lessons in schools
The new state legislation will ban teachers from discussing sexual orientation and gender identity in school lessons. Same-sex marriage has been legalised in all but thirteen states in America, but across the country, the mission to obtain stronger LGBTQ+ rights remains a long, ongoing fight. As this year’s Legislative Session commences...
Report: 68% of US execs admit to greenwashing tactics
In a recent international survey of over 1,400 executives across different industries, two thirds questioned whether their company’s sustainability efforts were genuine. In the US, 68% of CEOs and C-suite leaders admitted to greenwashing. Given the amount of supposed ‘sustainability’ drives from companies that are full of contradictions, it’s no surprise that associated performance reports are sending mixed messages too. An anonymous survey conducted by the Harris Poll (for Google...
The dark side of lithium and our supposed electric future
Lithium offers the most promising avenue out of our current reliance on fossil fuels. But are we underestimating the level of ecological damage inflicted by mining it on a mass scale? Widely used in our electric devices, from mobile phones and laptops, to cars and aircraft, demand for lithium is at its peak right now and will continue skyrocket in the coming years. Global policy insists that the energy sector should...
New study shows drinking a beer a day shrinks our brains
It’s probably a good thing Gen-Z isn’t drinking as much as their older counterparts. While it’s still a little too early to quantify how many of us will ultimately opt out of trips to the pub, it looks like the Gen-Z’ers old enough to queue up for a pint aren’t so keen. Studies by market researchers have revealed that 84 percent of Gen-Z shoppers are regularly purchasing alcohol, compared to...
Part 3: Fossil fuel lobbyists driving climate delay
The 5 biggest oil companies spend US$115 million delaying climate policy, annually. Following the United Nations Climate Summit (COP26) in November, the environmental campaign group Global Witness reported that 500 lobbyists had been sent to the event by over 100 fossil fuel companies – more than any single country at the summit, including those worst affected by climate change. Multinational corporations often have the financial means and connections to influence policies...
