Breaking news: Our glorious leader Steph Dickson is launching a podcast that will inspire you to live your most conscious life. Question is; are you ready to live wide awake? Despite 2020 being a total disaster, we haven’t taken our foot off the gas at GITNB. This year we’ve launched a YouTube channel, hosted our …
Imagine any serious adult saying they don’t know whether gravity is real. That, in effect, is what judge Amy Coney Barrett testified to the US Senate during her Supreme Court confirmation hearings last week. After demurring that she had no “firm views” about climate change, Barrett told California Democrat and vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris that …
barePack has been on a mission since 2019 to end single-use takeout containers in Singapore. But the war on waste doesn’t end here. It now has plans to shake up the foodie scene in Paris. Need takeout, but don’t want the waste? We hear you. Even though you may have the best of intentions, it’s …
October 13th marked the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) published a report that looks at the landscape in the 21st century and the human cost of disaster due to inaction on climate. Here's the round-up. "Disasters have never waited their turn," write Mami Mizutori, Special …
Michael Mann, one of the world’s most eminent climate experts, says Earth’s future ‘is in the hands of American citizens’. This article is published as part of Covering Climate Now, a collaboration of 400-plus news outlets to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Michael Mann, one of the most eminent climate scientists in the world, …
According to Count Us In, here's the concept: climate change is real, and we have to drastically cut our carbon emissions if we want to stop it. You can be part of the largest, most ambitious citizen-led effort to act. All you need to do? Take high-impact, achievable steps to reduce your carbon pollution and …
We recently caught up with Caleigh Megless Schmidt to hear more about her sustainability journey, the conscious resolutions she lives her life by, and what it’s like being an American chef in Paris trying to persuade Frenchies to eat more plants.Born and raised in the States, Caleigh Megless Schmidt trained at the Natural Gourmet Institute …
Paraguay is a small, landlocked country in South America. You're probably not able to identify it on the map, but it has the second-largest forest in Latin America, behind only the Amazon rainforest. The region also has one of the highest rates of deforestation in the world. The country is now on fire because of …
Sudan is facing extreme flooding along the Nile River, forcing the country into a state of emergency. Climate change disproportionately impacts countries in the Global South, and Sudan is among those most severely affected. Let's take a look at what happened, why it could keep happening, and what can be done. So what happened in …
Last week, we found out that the world is failing on its biodiversity targets. This week, ahead of the UN Summit on Biodiversity, political leaders representing 72 countries (and counting) have signed a Pledge for Nature. In doing so, they’ve “committed to reversing biodiversity loss by 2030”. But does this pledge really mean anything? Will the …
