Climate Change & Global Warming
CLIMATE CRISIS
The climate crisis is the most pressing issue of our time. We all must do what we can at this point to mitigate the damage caused by our irresponsible behavior as humans. By changing our diet and eating plant-based, we can show that we will no longer stand for the suffering of animals used to produce food, the suffering of people harmed from the pollution of factory farms, and our world’s collective suffering due to the effects of the climate crisis. Animal agriculture produces incredible greenhouse gas emissions. Deforestation clears our beautiful forests and destroys diverse wildlife’s homes and habitats to create space for more fields to grow livestock feed. In addition to the fact that a plant-based diet is greener, the solution to feeding more people is also changing our diets and instead of using tons of water and land to produce livestock feed, we use less of each to feed more people. We can make a difference by making conscious food choices.
Aiming to Coexist
The climate crisis, caused by humans’ irresponsible behavior and lack of acknowledgment of our action and industry’s consequence, exemplifies our lack of connection to our planet. When we act in such a way that is harmful to the earth, the creatures of our world, the people in all places near and far, we show our lack of respect for the source of all life. As vegans, we are already one step ahead. By eating plant-based and committing to a cruelty-free lifestyle, we are conscious of the impacts of our actions even as individuals. By eating closer to the source of the nutrients, we eliminate suffering. We respect the sentient nature of the other animals instead of taking advantage of them. Our lifestyle shows that we aim to coexist.
Read the latest news impacting our environment
Danish Politicians Agree to Allocate over $150M to Plant-Based Food Finally, one country steps up! Political parties in Denmark have agreed to a new agricultural plan that gives plant-based food an economic push. This is BIG, although, apparently, you won’t read about it in the New York Times, which is too busy attacking vegan restaurants and plant-based meats.
14 Members of Parliament Support the Plant Based Treaty In her inimitable way, climate activist Greta Thunberg recently dismissed the world’s business-as-usual politicians with a perfectly delivered line. “Blah, blah, blah,” is how the acclaimed vegan teenager summarized the half-measures of Presidents and Prime Ministers, measures that are getting us nowhere but hotter, drier, and more desperate.
Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet’s name has been used quite heavily to promote Eating Our Way To Extinction. And here’s why! The star’s involvement not only brings global attention to this new vegan movie, but her calm narration throughout the film gives the real stars time to shine. That’s right, it’s the scientists who are, quite rightly, the real focus.
The Netherlands Considers Cutting Livestock by Almost a Third This is huge! Civil servants at the Dutch Finance and Agriculture Ministry are proposing to reduce livestock numbers by almost a third. Yes, you read it right! If it happens, this may be the first country to cut livestock numbers to solve an environmental crisis.
The Plant Based Treaty Launched on August 31st, 2021 People in cities around the world are hearing a brand new phrase that may well help the human race survive climate change! The Plant Based Treaty is modeled on the popular Fossil Fuel Treaty.
The Earth Is in Trouble: Going Vegan Is the Solution! Very few of us are actually going to read the acronym-filled 3,949 page report issued on Monday, August 9th, 2021 by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, entitled Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis.
Get Ready to Sign the Plant Based Treaty! The Plant Based Treaty is a solution that comes just in the nick of time… we hope. And, the good news is: YOU can be part of it, just by signing on. As we doom-scroll on our laptops and phones, nervously reading about the global wildfires, floods, drought, and paralyzing heat, it’s tempting to view ourselves as pure victims.
The International Summit to Transition Beyond Animal Agriculture How can ranchers and farmers thrive on their land without using animals? In the face of excruciating heat, floods, and global wildfires, this is the most crucial question of our lives. Industrialized animal agriculture is destroying the planet before our eyes.
The Solution to Our Food Crisis Is Regenerative Veganic Agriculture We are experiencing a global food crisis. Not only because of world’s hunger but because of the climate, health and animal crises created by the way we produce food. Regenerative Veganic Agriculture is the best solution, although it is still in development and remains unknown by the average consumer.
Dr. Peter Carter’s Wakeup Call Everyone Must Hear! In November 2020, Roger Hallam, one of the founders of Extinction Rebellion, interviewed climate expert Dr Peter Carter. JaneUnChained editor Jane Velez-Mitchel asked me to review the 40-minute abridged video of this interview, as I did with Greta Thunberg’s latest film.