£10 million invested in University of Exeter biodiversity project The University of Exeter’s RENEW project, set up to tackle biodiversity loss, has received a £10 million investment. The project is in collaboration with the National Trust, and aims to work with communities, businesses, and landowners to restore woodlands, wetlands and farmlands across the UK. The […]
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Accusations of Ram food waste made during ‘Go Green Week’
Accusations of Ram food waste made during ‘Go Green Week’ Workers at The Ram Bar have come forward claiming that the University-owned outlet has been throwing out food with general waste instead of using a sustainable disposal method. According to the workers, as many as three deep metal trays of cooked chicken, chips, and other […]
COP26: What difference will it make?
Catherine Stone discusses COP26 and the Glasgow Climate Pact, and what effects it may have on climate change.
A year on: Australian wildfires aftermath
Emma Watson takes a close look at how the Australian wildfires that took place last year have affected biodiversity
‘Green Gold’: How avocados have become a new cartel commodity in Mexico
Tamara Moule considers how a recent increase in the popularity of avocados has impacted Mexico in a series of unexpected ways
Review: 2040
Natalie Pramuk reviews Damon Gameau’s love letter to his daughter while discussing some of the film’s solutions to the climate crisis.
Relief in the Reef
Chris Manktelow discusses how the discovery of heat-resistant corals in the Red Sea offers hope amidst the climate crisis
The Environment comes
Alina McGregor examines the consequences of Covid-19 on climate change.
Student society petitions to ban beef across campus
Be The Change has recently launched two petitions asking the University to take action for environmental improvements, including banning beef across campus. The society aims to apply sustainable solutions to the climate crisis on campus. Among projects such as recycling and a bi-monthly veg box, students launched petitions targeted at banning environmentally damaging products on […]
Climate Crisis: Where do the French stand?
Isabelle Drage writes on French attitudes towards and current action on the Climate Crisis; translated by Marion L-Huillier-Hunsinger. Il existe de nombreux stéréotypes sur les Français, mais ils ne sont pas forcément connus pour rester silencieux quand ils sont mécontents. La France a la réputation d’être une nation de manifestants ; une tradition qui découle de […]