What are the trade-offs between animal welfare and the environmental impact of meat?
Eating meat with a lower carbon footprint often means killing more animals and treating them more poorly.
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Ocado starts trial selling everyday products in refillable packaging
First phase of trial starts this month and includes rice and pasta
‘Cruisezilla’ passenger ships have doubled in size since 2000, campaigners warn
Experts say booming demand for holidays afloat mean ocean liners’ burden on the environment is growing
Swedish grandparents can now be paid for taking care of their grandchildren
The move comes 50 years after Sweden became the first country in the world to introduce paid leave for both parents.
It’s Me, Hi, I’m the Problem. I’m 33.
Meet the 1990 and 1991 babies, a massive microgeneration in lifelong competition for America’s economic resources, reshaping the world around them.
Ethiopians are struggling to keep up with the new “EV or nothing” policy
Ethiopia became the first country in the world to ban the import of gas and diesel cars. But the country has only around 50 charging stations.
Britain Approves Lab-Grown Meat for Pet Food
British dogs and cats are set to become the first animals in Europe to chow down on meat cultivated from chicken cells.
Free Street Manifesto Is a Guide for a Post-Car City
Cars have dominated the streetscape for so long that it’s hard to imagine a future without them — but that’s exactly what The Free Street Manifesto does. With images, comics…
A Dutch coffee brand is recruiting a Board of Little Directors (aged 8-12)
Acknowledging the long-term impact of decisions made today, De Koffiejongens wants to ask preteens what they'd do if they were in charge.
CALLING ALL GEN Z: Phone Free Friday Summer Challenge!
This Summer, Let’s Reclaim Our Time (Starting June 14th)
What does a city that has spurned cars look like? Olympics visitors to Paris will get a look
Changes designed to encourage people in Paris to take other forms of transportation have contributed to a 40% decline in air pollution, according to city officials.
Ikea Will Pay You Real Money to Work in Its Virtual Roblox Store
Building on the internet’s love for the Swedish furniture store, Ikea is looking to hire workers for its forthcoming Roblox virtual outpost online. It pays real money, not Robux—as long as you’re 18.
Just cheap labour? Virtual cashier trend sparks debate about remote-work ethics
The virtual cashier service highlights a growing trend among restaurants that are turning to such a method to cut costs and address staff shortages.
(1) Matthew Fraser 🇪🇺 on X: "Paris has tripled parking rates for SUVs. Parking 6 hours will costs 225 euros instead of the current 75 euros. The new rates, which come into effect on Oct. 1, apply in the central arrondissements I to XI. https://t.co/qSLytoRbsY" / X
— Matthew Fraser 🇪🇺 (@frasermatthew)
Japanese town builds wall to block world-famous Instagram view
Known as ‘Mt. Fuji Lawson’, the spot became famous after a photo taken in an angle showing Mount Fuji in the background
It begins: Ethiopia set to become first country to ban internal combustion cars
Ethiopia's Transport and Logistics Ministries have announced that automobiles cannot enter the country unless they are electric. (!)
China Launches World's Largest Electric Container Ship, Slashing 8,600 Pounds of Emissions per 100 Nautical Miles
China debuts the world's largest fully electric container ship, the Greenwater 01, revolutionizing maritime transportation with its eco-friendly propulsion system and potential for significant emission reductions.
Meet the ‘endineer’ who helps companies design the end of life for products
Joe Macleod wants brands to focus on what happens to products at the end of their life cycle—not just for the environment but for the entire consumer experience.
New York is suing the world’s biggest meat company. It might be a tipping point for greenwashing
Letitia James’s lawsuit accuses JBS of deceiving customers about being climate-friendly – and the implications could be far-reaching
Health gains of low-traffic schemes up to 100 times greater than costs, study finds
Research looked at three London boroughs to value overall health benefits of active travel over 20 years at up to £4,800 per head
Sign of the times in Japan as nappy company switches production to adult nappies
Oji Holdings said it would stop making children’s nappies in September amid a sharp decline in demand. Japan has a rapidly ageing society
Spain’s plan to ban domestic flights where you can take a train in under two and half hours | Euronews
It isn’t yet known how many flights will actually be impacted by restrictions.
Thinking outside the bin at the world’s first zero-waste restaurant - Positive News
Waste is a failure of the imagination, goes the adage at Silo: the world’s first zero-waste restaurant
Apple abandons its car: Here are other projects the company has killed | TechCrunch
As the Apple car is no longer in the works, it's worth looking back at the company's history of its shelved projects, from AirPower to a TV.
Putting 10,000 EVs on African roads, the hard way
Benin-based Spiro exchanges old bikes for electric models across four African countries, but the experience has been a mix of pain and success.
Carbon capture technology aims to create jet fuel from thin air
A South Yorkshire tech centre has extracted carbon dioxide in a project that could reshape aviation travel
SUVs drive trend for new cars to grow 1cm wider in UK and EU every two years, says report
Bigger cars more likely to kill people, release more toxic gas and are outgrowing design of cities
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Chinese *public EV chargers* use more electricity than Greece 🤯 pic.twitter.com/ySfP7HHVem— Justin Guay (@Guay_JG) January 8, 2024
Tesla overtaken by China’s BYD as world’s biggest EV maker
Fourth-quarter sales from Elon Musk’s group beat estimates but fall behind Chinese rival for the first time
China deletes leaked stats showing plunging birth rate for 2023