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
- Why The Scottish Government Is Right To Lead On Ending The Cage Age
9 Like on Social: How many of us realise that lurking behind a box of ‘fresh’ eggs might be a tale that is far from ‘sunny side up’? Despite years of progress, there is still a stubborn rump of the […] - Climate Change Happening Fastest in Europe & Why It Matters
It’s a sobering thought. Climate change isn’t so much creeping up anymore as coming at us in leaps and bounds. Europe is now the fastest warming continent in the world. - Why Eating Insects Won’t Save the Planet
Of all the Royal spectacles I’ve seen, this was my least expected: King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands with his hands plunged in maggots. - Dr. Amir Khan puts Food and Health under the Microscope
Last Saturday (15th March), it was a great honour to welcome Dr Amir Khan to the stage of the magnificent Sheldonian Theatre to deliver our 2024 Peter Roberts Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Oxford Literary Festival. - What David Attenborough Taught Me About Hope
Deep among forest-clad slopes of Rwanda’s Virunga Mountains, a young David Attenborough was creating one of the most iconic moments in wildlife history. - OCEANIC DEAD ZONES AND NITROGEN POLLUTION
On a boat 15 miles off the coast of New Orleans, Louisiana, and the Gulf of Mexico was blisteringly hot. All around were oil rigs. Some were huge tangles of scaffolding and metal beams; others resembled small cities.
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