Compassionate World Blog Round Up – December 23
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From news about the live animal export ban, to the importance of kindness, and from the COP28 landmark declaration to One Health, plus a whole lot more…
Opinion Articles
- COP28 climate change summit saw landmark declaration that should dramatically affect what we eat
At least 158 countries, including the UK, EU, and US, agreed that tackling climate change means that food consumption and production ‘must urgently adapt and transform’ - Why “One Health” and animal welfare is key to sustainability for people and the global ecosystem
I was taking the night train to Nanyang in China’s Henan province and spent the last hour before I reached my destination looking at mile upon mile of maize, or corn as it’s often known. - COP28 climate change summit must tackle the shocking amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by farming
Up to a third of greenhouse gas emissions globally are caused by food and the way it is produced - UK live animal export ban looks like it might finally happen
Refrigerated lorries mean there is no need to send animals on 60-hour journeys to be slaughtered - These regal birds gave me goosebumps as I watched them return against all odds
It might sound like a space-saving idea, but more than half of the UK’s cropland is devoted to feeding farm animals kept in cages
Blogs
- End of the Olympics? How Climate Change & Diets are Threatening the Future of Sport
Like on Social: With the Paris Olympics now done and dusted and the Paralympics hotting up to a climax, the big question is, could we be seeing the last of big sporting events? After all, the intense heat felt in… Read more: End of the Olympics? How Climate Change & Diets are Threatening the Future of Sport - For The Love Of All Life
6 Like on Social: Why we must face and act on the crisis facing humankind, animals and our planet A special guest blog by Joyce D’Silva and Carol McKenna The Food Crisis It’s a world of crises. Crises which are… Read more: For The Love Of All Life - Sumatra’s Dwindling Elephants And How Everyone Can Help Them
Like on Social: ‘We are really scared for our children,’ a villager told me. ‘What if they are playing while we’re away? Who will help them?’ There had been a raid last night in this northern Sumatran village of Bangkeh,… Read more: Sumatra’s Dwindling Elephants And How Everyone Can Help Them - WHY SPOIL OLYMPIC HIGHS BY SERVING FOOD FROM FORCE-FED GEESE?
Like so many top sporting events, this year’s Paris Olympic Games has had plenty of highs and lows. - After Covid Failures, How Prepared Are We For The Next Pandemic?
Like on Social: UK and Scottish governments were inadequately prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a ruling by the UK Covid Enquiry. The public inquiry found that they had “failed their citizens” by not doing enough to properly plan… Read more: After Covid Failures, How Prepared Are We For The Next Pandemic? - WHAT THE EYE DOESN’T SEE, THE HEART DOESN’T GRIEVE OVER
Why we must look to history to recognise the true devastation of biodiversity loss
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New Speaker Events for 2024
- 7th Feb: Residence Palace, Brussels
- 16th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival, Animal Welfare in World Religion
- 16th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival, The Politics of Food
- 16th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival, Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture
- 16th Mar: Oxford Lit Festival: Cultivated Meat – will it help our Future?
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