The cost of wasting meat
Eating meat is bad, here are ways to minimize your waste without going vegetarian.
I started a Summer social project!
An unconventional way to spend your Summer
I’m dreaming of a green Christmas
A good christmas needn’t cost the Earth . Here are some practical tips on how to make your christmas better for your friends, your purse and the planet.
Extinction Rebellion campaign continues
Over a thousand take part on the third wave of protests to demand action on climate change from the government.
Going on in the world this week
Brazil – This week Brazil’s government announced that it will no longer be hosting the UN global summit on climate change next year citing costs. The conference could cost Brazil up to $100 million. Brazil spent $4.6 billion on the 2015 Olympic games and it is expected that $33
An app a day keeps the greenhouse effect at bay
Apps can provide food for thought and your belly
How trashy is your period?
Menstrual cups – why you should care about periods even when you don’t have one.
Grinding to a halt – China bans imports of waste
Last year the UK exported two-thirds of its plastic waste to China. In 2018 it banned imports. What will happen?
Going on in the world
Monday sees the beginning of the COP 24 conference in Katowice, Poland. Previous conferences include 2015’s COP 21, in which 190 nations committed to limiting the rise in global temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. In other news, Felix sees the beginning of a new column on
Can a tiger change its stripes?
China has postponed previous plans to lift the 25-year-old ban on the sale and use of rhinoceros horn and tiger bone for Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), following an international furore. This announcement comes two weeks after the State Council’s decision in October to reverse the 1993 ban on the
Are we killing the planet in style | Sustainable Fashion
When Marc Jacobs said that clothes mean nothing until someone lives in them, he probably wasn’t thinking of all the clothes that end up in the Great Pacific garbage patch or the carbon emissions the industry is responsible for. Eloise Hunt talks about the need for sustainability and discusses
Energy Efficiency at Imperial – How Green Are We?
Discussing the Imperial College's carbon footprint!