It’s World Sloth Day! 🦥 Fun fact: did you know sloths are the world’s slowest-moving mammals? 😭 Take a moment to celebrate these gentle creatures with us today💚
🚨​​​ New report: Big Meat and Dairy are roasting the planet 🥩​🌡️ A new investigation by Greenpeace Nordic, Foodrise, Friends of the Earth US and the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy exposes the colossal climate footprint of the world’s meat and dairy giants. Their emissions now rival Big Oil. Read more: #StopBigAg #meat #food #climatechange #methane image
Wild. Our planet has passed its first 'tipping point' with widespread coral reef die-off, a new report says, and other environmental systems including the Amazon, major ocean currents and ice sheets aren't far behind. image
Making the invisible visible - world bird migration patterns and what they show us about how our climate is changing. image
Countries in the Global South are buckling under the weight of used clothing being imported every year from the Global North, which put a strain on their waste management systems. It's time that fast fashion switched up their model, for the sake of both people and planet. image
“Finding microplastics in preserved environments sounds an alarm.” Plastic pollution has reached even the treetops of the Amazon. We need a strong, binding #PlasticsTreaty that drastically cuts plastic production. image
The climate crisis is making extreme weather WORSE and more frequent. We need to urgently act. Big polluters should pay to fix the damage. Add your name >> image
The science is clear: extreme weather is becoming more frequent and severe across the world. And the fossil fuel industry is driving this climate chaos. Demand that fossil fuel corporations are forced to stop drilling and start paying for the climate damage they've caused 👉 #MakePollutersPay image
“New Zealand has signalled to the world’s biggest meat and dairy producers that it’s fine to ignore methane – the largest human-made driver of warming.” Other major meat and dairy exporters could now follow, sparking a race to the bottom for climate action. Read more: #StopBigAg #meat #dairy #newzealand #aotearoa #factoryfarming #methane image
New Zealand has just become the first country in the world to weaken the climate action targets that it had set in law. They’ve done this to allow the intensive livestock industry to pollute the climate even more without having to pay for the damage they’re doing to the planet.⁣ ⁣ And your country could be next! Ireland and Uruguay are already looking to follow suit — which could result in a devastating ‘race to the bottom’ at a time when we need more climate action, not less.⁣