What affects us affects cats
Lab-grown meat can be as bad as the real thing in terms of health and climate change. Infographic. by Michael Broad Dr. Marco Springmann of the Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University contributed to a recent study examining the environmental and health implications of lab-grown meat. The study, published in Proceedings of the National …
Something very predictable is happening with the COP summits. COP stands for “Conference of the Parties”. We are at the 29th (COP29). They are the product of a treaty under the auspices of the UN between many countries which obliges their leaders and team members to attend annually at an agreed location to enter …
This is a first: a big protest during a professional golf tournament. It is quite startling to see as professional golf is normally played under very controlled and quiet conditions. Etiquette is strictly adhered to by the golfers themselves and the organisers in controlling the spectators. When spectators suddenly surge out of the crowd …
The infographic provides the answer with a bit of detail. When we ask about ‘pollution’ nowadays, we are referring to gaseous emissions due to human activity which damage the air quality of the planet such that they cause global warming. These are gases such as methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide. See below the …
It seems to me that the people who have the power to do something about curbing climate change are not taking it seriously enough judging by the fact that they’ve been talking about it for almost 30 years and yet climate change is still getting worse as I type this. Thirty years to do …
A research team from the University of Vienna has concluded that climate change-induced global warming could lead to the demise of half of the tree species. They predict that many of Europe’s common tree species may not survive the 21st century due to climate change. By 2100, the number of species that can thrive …
A study published in the journal Nature Communications, yesterday, has come to the conclusion that polar bears in the Arctic are gradually starving to death because of global warming. That’s how I would characterise the findings of their study. In essence, it goes like this. There is less sea ice because of global warming. …
NEWS AND COMMENT/OPINION: This is a story which ultimately is about animal conservation and is relevant to this website. I want to make that point clear early on because some people might think I am digressing. But this website is very large and I need to branch out into other areas of animal welfare …
