How much energy will AI really consume? The good, the bad and the unknown
The aroma of hay and manure hangs over Culpeper County, Virginia, where there’s a cow for every three humans. “We’ve got big farms, most still family-owned, and a lot of…
Yes, Lab-Grown Meat Is Vegan
I wish I came to veganism through an epiphany about the right to personhood of animals, or recognition of the environmental harm that animal farming causes. But I didn’t. What…
Sorry, GDP. There Are Other Ways to Measure a Nation’s Worth
On June 3, 2022, as United Nations members gathered to celebrate the 50th World Environment Day, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it was time to eschew using gross domestic product as…
The Food Chain Should Be a Food Circle
In 2020, during the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, concerns around food supply were high. This prompted big changes to the way some food is produced: There was a rise…
ITC’s Sustainability 2.0 Agenda Aims For A Green Infrastructure
ITCs sustainability 2.0 agenda aims for a green infrastructureITC, on the occasion of World Environment Day, has taken a step further towards a “Green Earth” through its sustainability 2.0 agenda.With…
The Concrete Jungle Is Turning Green Again
In 1973, Lee set up the Garden City Action Committee and sent out green missions across the globe. “Our botanists brought back 8,000 different varieties and got some 2,000 to…
‘Bluewashing’ Seafood Won’t Make the World More Green
Marine wildlife is in a state of global emergency. Ninety percent of fish populations are at or below half their historical levels, and more fish species appear on the International…
How to Get More Plant-Based Meat Onto Plates in 2021
Faux burgers and chicken nuggets are having a moment. In 2018, Impossible Foods, the Silicon Valley–based alternative meat company known for its plant-based burger that “bleeds” like the real thing,…