Everyone I know at Barts lives in fantastic, affordable homes” -this is something I would love to be able to say one day... if you choose to keep reading, we can hopefully move a little closer in that direction…
All in Sustainability
Fad to Global Health Solution: The Plant Based Diet
As a recent convert to veganism, I’ve become tuned into news and opinions surrounding the topic. This is a very controversial area, particularly in the deep-set farming community that I grew up in. With the rise of social media comes a wave of misinformation on both sides and this only inflames the arguments. I chose to become a vegan because of my health – I did a lot of reading to educate myself on my personal nutritional needs and have adapted my diet to satisfy both this and my wallet. But how hard would it be for the majority of the population to give up animal products and adopt a plant-based diet?
QMUL Resists Calls to Declare a Climate Emergency
Dozens of students and staff from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) participated in the Global Climate Strike on Friday 20th September 2019, estimated to be the largest climate strike in history with over 4 million people participating in over 4500 locations across the world.
Tips to Stay Green!
Now I’m not suggesting that everyone immediately adopts veganism because I like cheese just as much as the next gal. But we can all reduce our weekly meat and dairy intake and increase our fruit and vegetable consumption. Not only that but it’s time to go green.
Eco-Anxiety: feeling the weight of the Earth on your shoulders?
It’s fire and ice. The Amazon is burning, and Iceland has lost its first glacier. Scientists first confirmed the unnatural rise in CO2 levels in the atmosphere in 1958, and the public and mainstream media only started to take notice in the 80s.