Category: Shopping
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The biggest documentary on climate change right now is ‘How to live on Earth’ on YouTube with Benedict Cumberbatch. The documentary is really good at highlighting how we need to change our relationship with nature and work with it instead of against it. Not only do we need to change how we relate to nature,…
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We can shop for clothes in ways that cut our carbon footprint. It is common advice to avoid fast fashion, buy second hand and repair our clothes so that they last longer. All of this is good advice, but sometimes we just need to buy new clothes at affordable prices! This is especially true for…
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It is well known that recycling is an eco-friendly activity to do. We are encouraged to do it at home and everywhere we go and it feels good to do the right thing. Although recycling plays a role in getting to Net Zero because it circulates existing resources for longer in the economy, it is…
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One of the most common things you regularly hear about that are bad for the environment, such as meat, plastic and fossil fuels, is palm oil. But it is less clear how we use it in our lives and the impact it has on the world. So what is palm oil and what effect is…
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The terrible weather we are experiencing around the world is only making it clearer that we need to act fast on climate change. Heat waves, droughts and floods have arrived and disrupting our lives. So, what can we do to combat climate change that will have a big and immediate effect? What we need to…
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Climate anxiety is now a very real thing; as extreme weather is impacting lives across the world and damaging the environment. Even though weather is changing rapidly and global warming is rising beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold recommended by the International Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), we are not ‘cooked’ yet. Yes, the planet is…
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How can you throw a party that keeps down carbon emissions? The events industry contributes 10% to global carbon emissions every year. That is the equivalent of the carbon emissions of the USA. Throwing a party involves buying lots of single-use items such as plastic cutlery and decorations that have been made from far away…
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Heatwaves are causing wildfires across the world. Wildfires destroy forests every year and the size of them are getting larger as intense heatwaves dry out vegetation and makes it easier to ignite and sustain a fire. It contributes to the decline of our forests when we need them most as a natural defence from climate…
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The circular economy is a concept that has been gaining more attention over the last two decades as we became increasingly aware of the challenge of moving away from the ‘take-make-dispose’ economy. Taking materials from the earth destroys our ecosystems, creates waste and causes greenhouse emissions. Throughout history, people have destroyed the environment for farming…
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The way we shop makes a huge difference to our carbon footprint. Our shopping impacts on levels of deforestation, the destruction of ecosystems for raw materials, and the amount of carbon emissions from transporting throughout the supply chain and when it is finally dumped somewhere after use. Changing how we shop is essential to get…