Hiya! How’s it going? I have been avoiding Brexit news this week, feeling like it was the most sensible thing to do. Never fear, I’ve been able to keep up with the latest environmental news. Here’s this week’s bitesize roundup.
Also, I
This week’s links:
1 The IPCC says we have 12 years to cut carbon by 45%. What does that look like exactly? A 27 point radical list that’s certainly food for thought. Some points I readily agree with – free bicycles for everyone, mass rewilding, and my personal
2. If consumers boycott palm oil products it could lead to more deforestation. WHAT. A. MINEFIELD. The palm oil thing hurts my head.
3. Spain is
4. IKEA wants to fix India’s pollution by reusing what farmers burn each winter.
5. Sainsbury’s is about to stock crickets, intended for human consumption. Crickets are
6. Crickets not your thing? Like meat too much to forsake it completely? Reducing the amount of meat you eat, especially the amount of lamb and beef you eat, can make a big difference.
7. “We’re getting our environmental priorities wrong – it’s about calories, not climate change“.
8. Useful tips on avoiding activist burnout.
9. It’s been a week of lucky finds – crisps that come in a home compostable bag! Also, plastic-free and compostable plasters!
10. Finally, I’m loving Jen’s guide on how to have a crap free Christmas. If you are starting your shopping soon then, in case you missed it, this week I wrote an ethical Christmas gift guide featuring lots of budget-friendly gift ideas – from plastic-free to vegan, to zero-waste and palm oil free and beyond.
Have a great Sunday!
Wendy.x
Congratulations on writing 10 things for such a length of time …I love my Sunday mornings as I read your words of wisdom and the links you give with a cup of coffee before heading off to the allotment …..thank you ! Have a good week
Jen
I agree with quite a few things on this list – like a crap-free Christmas, and crisps in compostable bags. But, the statements we keep seeing about livestock and greenhouse gas emissions are all based on much misinformation. In fact pasture land draws down carbon and keeps it in the soil, whilst at the same time animals manure and maintain soil, and produce nutrient-dense food. Of course we should farm under high-welfare systems.
Instead we see endless advice to ramp up our consumption of plant-based food. Without livestock, how are these crops produced? With a cocktail of agricultural chemicals in huge great fields that are effectively wildlife deserts. This is meant to be more sustainable and ethical. I guess factory farming of insects will also be touted more sustainable and ethical. I wonder at the wisdom of these ideas, and I haven’t even started on the conundrum of palm oil and vegetable oils!
Thanks for sharing my blog on activist burnout!