The science is clear. We are facing a climate crisis — a crisis that could cause “irreversible damage to the natural world and the collapse of our societies”. We need to take dramatic action to cut emissions in half within 12 years, in order to limit the most catastrophic consequences…

Over the past few weeks, I have been watching videos of what was happening on the ground in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and in Israel: families being forced out of their homes, civilians being shot at with rubber-coated metal bullets and stun grenades while worshipping inside a holy site…

by: Rabia Abrar You’re not alone! After all, one of our five universal human needs is connection! That’s why we’re all on social media platforms to begin with. With all the news around Facebook lately, I’ve been giving this question a lot of thought: What exactly does ‘connection’ mean, at…

By: Rabia Abrar Over the last 24 hours, like everyone else, I’ve cycled through an overwhelming series of emotions: disbelief, frustration, anger, helplessness, sadness, dread. I felt especially sad because, while yesterday’s violent acts of white supremacy in Washington D.C. …

Plastics is a Climate Issue If you watched “ War on Plastic”, you’ll have learned that the plastics problem is also a climate issue. Plastics account for 6% of global oil demand, making them a sizeable contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions. If growth of plastics continues at its current rate, by 2050, the plastics…

You may have seen news about the recent United Nations-backed report about biodiversity — which warns that a quarter of all species are at risk of extinction across the planet. Scary stuff. The report found that agriculture is one of the biggest threats to Earth’s ecosystems and biodiversity. …

Originally published on March 1, 2018 at https://www.systemiq.earth/lovefood-the-foodprint-of-animal-products/ Dear system change leaders, In the spirit of shifting more and more to vegetarian menus, this month’s food newsletter continues our exploration of the ‘food print’ (the carbon footprint of food), with a focus on meat, eggs and dairy! …

Welcome back to the second edition of the #HubbubAtWork blog series, which is designed to offer practical tips to help you create greener behaviours in the workplace — and beyond. In case you missed it, our first blog covered water-saving at work! A few weeks ago, Hubbub Enterprise won the…

World Water Day is coming up later this month on March 22, so we’re talking about saving water at work this month! 3 Reasons Why Saving Water is a Key Environmental Issue It’s important to prevent future water shortages, which are a real possibility here in the UK! It’s ranked #46 on the Drawdown list of 100 solutions to reverse…