Tammy Gan, Author at Green is the New Black

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Renewable energy is one of the key solutions that will propel us towards a more sustainable future. But with the concerning rise of reports on the exploitative nature of some…

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Nov 2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

A viral image of a mountain of discarded clothing in a desert shows us exactly what’s wrong with ultra fast fashion.

Photos of a fast fashion dumping ground in Chile have been circling the internet this week. A new investigative report exposes the exploitative truth behind Shein’s “glitzy front”. As we…

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Nov 2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

What’s happened at COP26 so far?

From world leaders tossing a coin for good luck to 100,000 people rallying at Glasgow for climate justice; from the fossil fuel industry having the biggest delegation to hearing alternative,…

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Nov 2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

The dark realities behind retail holidays and what we can do about them

In the States, they call it Black Friday and Cyber Monday. In China, they call it Singles Day. But a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. Capitalism…

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Oct 2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

We need to stop saying “humans caused climate change”: here’s why.

A recent finding based on a survey of nearly 90,000 climate-related studies shows that scientists have closed the case. There is practically no doubt among experts that burning fossil fuels,…

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Oct 2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

Should fossil fuel companies be part of the climate conversation?

Last week, a TED Countdown conference in Edinburgh invited and platformed Shell CEO Ben van Beurden. van Beurden, in a surprising twist of events, was upstaged by a climate activist…

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Oct 2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

COP26 isn’t as ambitious as it should be: here’s how.

COP26 is just around the corner. For many, there are high hopes for a conference that could set in motion the changes that could help us avoid greater climate catastrophe.…

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Oct 2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

Big corporations want you to believe they’re doing all they can—but they’re greenwashing.

Over the weekend, we found out that executives from big corporations including Apple, Disney, Amazon, and Microsoft have their hands in dirty business. They’ve been backing a fight against a…

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Sep 2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

#SecondhandSeptember isn’t enough: the truth about fashion’s waste crisis

As we approach the end of #SecondhandSeptember and celebrate a month of raising awareness of the importance of reducing firsthand consumption, perhaps it’s time to ask questions about how the…

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Sep 2021

CONSCIOUS SCOOP

1.5°C is a matter of life and death: climate action must happen now.

The UN tells us that we're locked into rising carbon emissions. Not a single G20 country is in line with the Paris agreement on climate. But there is no time…

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