Major restaurant chain ditches steak from its menu in a bid to save the world
It comes after the chain began displaying the carbon footprints of its dishes last year A major high-street restaurant chain has confirmed it will remove steak from its menu in a bid to boost its eco-friendly credentials. Wahaca, the popular Mexican eatery owned by Masterchef champion Thomasina Miers, continued its bid to put sustainability at […]
3 years ago
Climate activists hoping to ‘strike fear’ into drivers won’t stop – even if they cause accidents
The climate group are said to have popped more than 3,000 tyres since March A group of climate activists self-styled as the ‘Tyre Extinguishers’ are looking to “strike fear” into the owners of 4x4s, SUVs and other gas-guzzling vehicles in their efforts to combat carbon emissions and global warming. The organisation, which dates back to […]
4 years ago
Royals produce 50 times more carbon than the average UK family despite COP26 pleas
The Royals are leaving yeti-sized carbon footprints The “time for words has now moved to the time for action”, the Queen said in a video message to world leaders attending the COP26 climate summit this week. But how climate-conscious are the Windsors, really? While Prince Charles has been fighting for the environment for decades, he’s […]
4 years ago
A warning sign of a mass extinction event is on the rise, scientists warn
There are signs that point towards a similar prehistoric event referred to as the ‘Great Dying’ Scientists are worried that the current impact the human race is having on the planet could be leading to an ecological disaster that would result in the mass extinction of life on Earth. According to a Nature Communications study […]
4 years ago
Brits urged to cut meat intake by 30% to save planet
Even cutting down by less than a third could save the climate, according to advice Britain and, indeed, the world needs to cut down on its meat consumption by at least 30 percent in order to meet our carbon targets and if we are to survive the ongoing climate crisis, according to a report by […]
5 years ago
Halogen lightbulb sales to be banned in the UK
Say Bye Bye to Halogen, and hello to sustainable lighting! The UK government has announced its plans to ban the sale of most halogen lightbulbs. The change is due to happen in September, and it is said that fluorescent bulbs will be next. Who is next on the lighting witchhunt, surely not fairy lights? The […]
5 years ago