The UN’s SDGs or the Sustainable Development Goals are 17 interlinked targets that outline the shared objective to reach ‘peace and prosperity for people and the planet’. These goals affect everyone globally and many countries are working towards reaching them by...
Over a third of food is wasted worldwide and within the UK we waste roughly 9.5 million tonnes per year. This figure is down 21% per person since 2007, but the UK Government is determined to reduce this further. According to a study by Waitrose, 3 million households...
.Within the next two years we could start seeing new ecolabelling on the food and drink products we purchase. Some large brands are already doing this by adding the carbon amount next to the calorie count. This new labelling should help the general public to make more...
Microplastics, containing harmful chemicals, are formed when plastic items break down. Microplastics are less than 5mm in length and have the ability to leach into our waterways due to their size. Scientists have found microplastics in our oceans, the ice in the...
As we start 2023, there are still a number of green policy issues that Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, needs to address. Solutions to these issues should be put in place to help the UK get closer to their 2050 Net Zero target, which is legally-binding. The top green...
Farmers around the world are facing new challenges due to the effects of climate change, including rising temperatures, extreme weather events and rising sea levels. A handful of these farmers have attended COP27 to voice their concerns in order to encourage solutions...
The agricultural sector emits around 10% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions and according to the UN, in 2021 the agri-food system emitted 31% of human caused greenhouse gas emissions. The agricultural sector emits around 10% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions...
One of COP27’s biggest sponsors is Coca Cola. Coca Cola has been described as being the ‘world’s top polluter’, due to its incredibly high plastic use. The aim of the COP events is to find ways to combat climate change, and many believe that allowing Coca Cola to be a...
Recent studies have suggested that we can help to save our planet through individuals, businesses and the government making meaningful changes. The study outlined many ways in which we can do this: cutting down our meat intake to two burgers each week increasing the...
Supermarkets are one of the leading causes of food waste in the UK, yearly supermarkets throw away the equivalent of roughly 190,000 meals of edible food. With 14 million people living below the poverty line, and many of these people facing hunger, this amount of food...
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