Why you need to know about ClimateScience Olympiad
ClimateScience Olympiad is in search of brand new climate change solutions and is offering $10,000 USD to the best entries. Reckon you’ve got the brain power to get involved? Fancy yourself an academic whiz kid? Do you have the answers to our pressing climate crisis questions and problems? If you’re...
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Thred’s ultimate guide to going zero-waste
This Earth Day, we’ve created a beginner’s guide to reducing your environmental impact and reaching that elusive zero waste target. If you’re an avid reader of Thred, chances are you’ve already been incentivised to start reducing your environmental impact as much as possible. Whether that involves switching from fast fashion...
Demand for peat-free houseplants grows in 2021
Houseplants are a huge hit with Millennials and Gen Z but usually contain peat, a soil-like substance that is terrible for the environment. Luckily alternatives are finally gaining traction. If you’ve ventured into somebody else’s home in the last year outside of lockdowns, it’s highly likely you’ve seen at least...
Reflective ultra-white paint could help to cool the planet
Academic researchers have reportedly produced the brightest ever white paint, capable of reflecting 98% of sunlight and radiating infrared heat into space. Could this be key to tackling the climate crisis? My fellow Thred enthusiasts, we’re quite possibly looking at a game changing all-natural air conditioner, and it comes straight...
Which vegan burger is best for the environment?
All plant-based burgers are better for the planet than beef. Here is a rundown of the vegan options and which are best for our planet. Eating hamburgers with your friends for lunch isn’t going to destroy the planet — the environmental impact of beef comes from the scale of its production and consumption...
Earth Day 2021 goes digital with ‘Restore our Earth’ theme
Starting today (April 20th) and carrying through to the 22nd, Earth Day is planning some big online events for the estimated 10 million changemakers set to tune in. Has it really been a year already? The three days of climate action currently underway for Earth Day 2021 would suggest so,...
Joe Biden expected to pledge big US emission cuts
The US president Joe Biden will be leading a virtual summit with 40 world leaders, asking major countries to take action against the worsening climate crisis. Joe Biden is expected to make big announcements regarding the US emissions cuts this week as he leads the charge in a virtual summit with 40 world leaders. He has already made the climate emergency one of his administration’s top priorities and heavily emphasized widespread...
France MPs vote to ban domestic flights as part of climate pledge
French MPs have voted to axe domestic flights on routes that can be travelled by train in less than two and a half hours. Macron’s climate commission now looks set to up the ante throughout 2021. As of April 10th, the French government has declared a ban on short domestic flights where other transport options are available. Specifically, the new legislation states that flights across the nation which can be...
Seaspiracy: an unflinching look at the damage of overfishing
Seaspiracy is such a relentless ride of a documentary, blurring past so many marine-concerning topics, that it’s initially hard to know where to align your activist ambitions. By the end however, viewers will get off the ride with fresh insight into how their actions can bring about change (and a little nausea at the thought of last night’s fish finger feast). Seaspiracy was released just over a week ago...
Sri Lanka joins palm oil boycott by banning imports
The country’s government has banned palm oil imports with immediate effect and is phasing out domestic cultivation to be replaced with more eco-friendly crops. If you weren’t aware, palm oil – the world’s most consumed cooking oil and an ingredient found in close to 50% of all packaged products – has been and continues to be a major driver of deforestation of some of the most biodiverse forests on...
