Category: Environment
Climate mitigation is a selfish act
In the past 30 years, there has been a climate top every year, with the intention to find solutions for both climate change and its consequences. Furthermore, a lot of
Read MoreSacrifices made for organising climate summits
The cost of hosting COP30 in Belém The UN climate summit that took place this November was hosted in Belém, a city surrounded by the Amazon rainforest. The previous Conference
Read MoreThe cost of the sun disappearing
The rays of the sun are far more than a simple provider of Vitamin D; they are there to pick you up after your worst shifts at work, or when
Read More“Mining Our Way To Carbon Neutrality”: The Cost of the Capitalist Logic
This article was written by guest contributor Adam Sereir. The Green Lie. As the planet burns and temperatures soar, world leaders scramble to draft climate resolutions.However, these policies are less
Read MoreMelting Mountains: Can the 2026 Winter Olympics Survive the Climate Crisis?
Introduction The 2026 Winter Olympics, prepared to take place in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, are being hailed as a return to Europe’s alpine sports legacy. However, they are facing
Read MoreTaking a Second Look at Second-Hand Shops: Re-evaluation of the Sustainability and Ethics of Thrift Stores
In 2012, Macklemore’s hip hop hit “Thrift Shop” was met with widespread praise for the encouragement of making environmentally and financially responsible shopping choices. With the catchy lyrics, “I’m gonna
Read MoreReaching A Limit: When Enough is Enough.
It can be said that the last thing that any given individual choosing to go on a relaxing, stress-free vacation to a paradisiacal island group wants to think about is
Read MoreEnraged Farmers Are Causing a Transformation in Europe
In Europe, the resounding echoes of farmers’ protests reverberate through the corridors of power, marking a transformative moment in the continent’s food landscape and political sphere. Take Brussels, where only
Read MoreReconceptualising Climate Change
Is the recent plastic pellet ocean our future? Seemingly innocuous, recent events have made us realise that nurdles are starting to become a real plague for our environment. But, thinking
Read MoreDoes this mean we save the planet?
“The world does not belong to us”. These were the words King Charles III brought forward in his opening summit at the COP28 (conference of the parties) climate conference, which
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