Vegan MPs Host House of Parliament Meeting to Expand Plant-Based Options in Schools, Hospitals, and Jails
Yesterday, a group of vegan MPs hosted a program in the Houses of Parliament titled “Public Procurement: Do Public Authorities Have a Duty to Supply Vegan Food?” The setting was a quarterly meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Vegetarianism and Veganism,...
New Mars Colonization Project Says the Planet’s Settlers Will Be Vegan
The first settlers on planet Mars would survive on a vegan diet, according to the new project "Home on Mars" by homeware manufacturer and retailer Hillary's. Together with Professor Lewis Dartnell, an Oxford University graduate and research scientist, the company has...
Nearly 80% of U.S. Millennials Regularly Eat Vegan Meat, Survey Finds
A growing number of Millennials in the U.S. are reducing their meat intake and instead are looking to vegan meat, according to a new study by global market research firm Mintel. Six in ten consumers are interested in reducing the amount of meat they eat, and this...
Global Shift to Vegan Diet Would Sustainably Feed 10 Billion People, Study Finds
Switching to a plant-based diet, halving food waste, and improving existing farming practices can feed the projected world population of 10 billion by 2050, says a new study published today in the journal Nature. The study, which was conducted by researchers at the...
Ireland’s Former President Mary Robinson Urges Nation to Fight Climate Change By Reducing Meat Consumption
Former president of Ireland and environmentalist Mary Robinson believes the nation has the potential to become a world leader on the issue of climate change, The Irish Times reports. Speaking on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released by...
Denmark’s Agriculture and Food Council Considers Labels Ranking Food’s Impact on the Climate
The Danish government has begun discussing proposals that would require food manufacturers and supermarkets to put labels on products based on their environmental impact. CNN reports that the initiative is supported by the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, which...
Greenpeace Urges New Zealand to Protect Climate By Banning New Dairy Farms
International environmental organization Greenpeace is urging the New Zealand government to ban new dairy farms in a bid to protect the environment. While the group welcomes the government's commitment to cleaner rivers, it worries that improvements will be limited if...
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to Host Monthly Vegan Dinners for the Climate
The mayor of Minneapolis Jacob Frey has partnered with the Fig + Farro eatery to host a series of monthly vegan dinners in a bid to help prevent climate change. Fig + Farro describes itself as "a globally inspired plant-based comfort food restaurant with a mission to...
Nearly 1 Million Square Miles of Arctic Ocean Now Protected From Commercial Fishing
Commercial fishing has just been banned in an area of the Arctic covering nearly one million square miles -- about the size of the Mediterranean. The Guardian reports that per the Central Arctic Ocean agreement signed in Greenland last Wednesday, commercial fishing...
Humans Have 12 Years to Prevent Climate Change Crisis, Says UN
A new climate change report released by some of the world's leading authorities urges governments to make immediate, "unprecedented changes" to all aspects of society in order to stop disasters caused by global warming. At the UN's annual Intergovernmental Panel on...
School Boards Urged to Require Vegan Options At Every Meal
A new report by the international network of environmental organizations, Friends of the Earth, is urging school boards across the country to require vegan options at every meal, as part of its new recommendations to secure environmental and health benefits. The...
Waitrose to Remove 100 Million Plastic Bags From UK Stores
Waitrose & Partners, the sixth-largest grocery retailer in the UK, has pledged to reduce its plastic waste. The employee-owned company will replace single-use plastic bags and loose produce bags with corn-starch based bags which consumers can compost at home. In 2015,...
James and Suzy Amis Cameron’s Vegan MUSE School Kitchen Wins First ‘Greenest Restaurant’ Award
A California vegan school has received the award for the Greenest Restaurant by The Green Restaurant Association, a US and Candian nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting sustainability in foodservice and hospitality. MUSE Kitchen, the MUSE School’s onsite...
Major Foodservice Company Sodexo Launches 200 New Vegan Meal Options Across America’s Universities and Hospitals
International foodservice and facilities management company Sodexo has launched a comprehensive range of new plant-based menus into "hundreds" of U.S. accounts including major universities and healthcare and corporate facilities where it operates. The new menus...
United Nations Says Tackling Meat Is World’s Most ‘Urgent’ Problem
Last week, two companies were honored by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for their work in creating plant-based meats that rival conventional meat. According to UNEP, these companies -- Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods -- are evolving the food system...
One Vegan Beyond Burger Produces 90% Fewer Greenhouse Gas Emissions Than Beef
A new report has compared the environmental impact of a vegan meat burger versus a beef patty. The life-cycle analysis report was released by Beyond Meat, the company behind the "bleeding" Beyond Burger, that replicates the taste, texture, and appearance of meat yet...
BBC Nature Show Host Chris Packham Is Going Vegan for the Planet and Animals
Wildlife conservationist and nature show host Chris Packham is going vegan. The famed English conservationist, who has long shared his love of protecting wildlife with the public, revealed that he plans to change his diet for good. In an article titled "Here's Why I'm...
Vegan Diet Uses 5 Times Less Water Than a Meat-Based Diet, Study Finds
A meat-based diet is known to be damaging to the environment, and its excessive water footprint is now also a major concern. By contrast, a vegan diet uses five times less water than a meat-based diet, a study by the European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) has...
Vegan School Meal Programs from German Nonprofit ProVeg Receive United Nations Climate Change Action Award
Two vegan school meal initiatives in Germany have received the 2018 Climate Action Award from the United Nations (UN) in recognition of their positive effect on the health of the students and the planet. The programs include Climate-Efficient School Kitchens (KEEKS)...
This Dutch Bike Path Is Made Entirely Out of Recycled Plastic
A bike path made entirely from recycled plastic is now open to cyclers in Zwolle, a 1,300-year-old town located in the northern Netherlands. The Thomson Reuters Foundation, the philanthropic branch of Canadian global information and news network, reports that the new...
Europe Must Reduce Meat Intake 50% By 2050, Climate Scientists Warn
Earlier this year, international environmental organization Greenpeace called for a global decrease in meat and dairy consumption. If we are to avoid dangerous levels of climate change, we must all work together to cut meat and dairy intake by 50 percent by 2050, said...
50% of Residents in Ghent, Belgium, Go Meatless Once a Week On ‘Donderdag Veggiedag’
Donderdag Veggiedag. That is how you say "Thursday Veggie Day" in Dutch. And for the locals in Ghent, Belgium, it's said a lot. That's because the port city has taken to giving up meat in a major way, reports SBS Australia. The small town says that half of its 243,000...
California Becomes First State to Ban Plastic Straws in Restaurants
Governor Jerry Brown has made California the first state to ban plastic straws at dine-in restaurants. Signing the law last Thursday, Brown said plastic is “choking our planet,” particularly marine animals. “Plastic has helped advance innovation in our society, but...
23 NYC Restaurants Highlight Sustainable Vegan Dishes for ‘Eat for Climate’ Week
Starting today, a total of 23 New York City restaurants totaling 38 different locations are highlighting sustainable vegan dishes in honor of Eat for Climate Week. The weeklong campaign is led by Brighter Green, a New York-based nonprofit organization that aims to...
Major Food Service Companies to Serve 60 Million Vegan Meals to Combat Climate Change
Ten companies, which together distribute more than 60 million meals every year, have pledged to serve more plant-based food and vegan meals to reduce their carbon emissions. The collective promise, named the Cool Food Pledge (CFP), was made during the Global Climate...
Starbucks Pledges to Run 10,000 Stores With Renewable Energy By 2025
Starbucks, the world's largest coffeehouse chain, has announced it will build and renovate thousands of stores so that 10,000 of its outlets are more environmentally friendly. The announcement was delivered to more than 4,000 people at the Global Climate Action...
Berkeley Becomes First U.S. City to Adopt Vegan ‘Green Monday’ Campaign
In a move that's perhaps long overdue for the city synonymous with counter culture, Berkeley, Calif., says it will become the nation's first city to adopt the Green Monday campaign - an initiative started in Hong Kong by entrepreneur David Yeung. The campaign mirrors...
Over 50% of UK Consumers Support Taxes on Plastic Food Containers, Study Finds
It used to be invisible, an assumed necessity. But plastic, particularly when it's packaging our foods and drinks, is now more visible than ever. And a growing number of consumers say they want it to go away. A recent study conducted in the UK and US by PR consultancy...
Danone and Nestlé Commit to Ending Plastic Bottle Waste
The demand for companies to minimise their plastic waste has surged this past year, and companies are responding. Global food and drink brands Danone and Nestlé, along with eight other major bottled drinks companies, are vowing to ditch the plastic and move to...
Climate Change to Radically Decrease Nutrition Profile of Staple Foods, Says Study
Crops of the near future may be severely lacking in vital nutrients because of climate change, according to researchers from Harvard's T. H. Chan School of Public Health. The new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change last month posits that rising carbon...