Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Article by Isabelle Greenwood Inequality is inherently intertwined with the climate crisis our planet faces today. More often, marginalised groups in society are those who are left to face the cataclysmic results of climate change...
Category: Climate change and sustainable development
Going green or greenwashing? Your favourite brands are lying to you – here’s how.
Photo by Tania Malréchauffé on UnsplashBy Kaylee MountfordWith the urgent threat of the climate crisis looming over us, the act of becoming more sustainable is at the forefront of most people’s minds. Over the last century alone, global temperatures have risen by at...
Corporations vs. Consumers: Who is really to blame for climate change?
Photo by Callum Shaw on UnsplashBy Elizabeth Oldfield Climate change is one of the biggest threats to our world in the 21st century, with passionate activists advocating for change. Many of these changes involve increased sustainability, and encouraging consumers to...
‘The phenomena of greenwashing’
Photo by Brian Yurasits on UnsplashBy Lois HollingworthIn 2019, 60% of millennials said that they wanted to consume fashion more sustainably. This attitude is changing how brands and business are marketing their products in order to appeal to this sustainable outlook...
The Snowpiercer Train Around Europe’s Border
Photo by JK on UnsplashBy Vanessa LadharPrior to the apocalypse, a wealthy scientist constructed a train that could travel around the globe and withstand the harshness of the ice age. It has everything needed for comfort - healthcare and education, synthetic...
Climate change, capitalism and society.
Photo by Andrew Ling on UnsplashBy Daniel BarrettClimate change and capitalism are deeply linked issues impacting our world today. The consumer society created by capitalism has led to production of goods on an enormous scale, which has in turn had a profound impact...
It’s not my problem; How Britain can really help the planet
Photo by Claudio Schwarz on UnsplashBy Eleanor AbbottChances are you’ve been asked how you’re helping to reduce the impact of Climate Change. Whether it be “Meat free Mondays” Second hand shopping, or saving for an electric Car.As Consumers we are often encouraged to...
Is capitalism causing climate change?
Photo by Ma Ti on UnsplashBy Aileen Murphy‘Save electricity, recycle, buy sustainable brands, use public transport, eat less meat.’ These are some of the few things we constantly hear to prevent climate change and are used as ways to pin this on the greater...
We’re all murders; why climate change in a capitalist society is killing us.
Photo by NOAA on UnsplashBy Emelia HipworthWhat is the world without nature, a stable economy and a consistent climate? The reality is that the effects of climate change, simply defined as ‘a change in global patterns attributed to the increase of atmospheric C02’...
Does Anyone Else Feel Like We Are Living Through A Satirical Play?
Photo by Markus Winkler on UnsplashBy Ho KwokDo you ever feel like you are living through a huge satirical play? If you answered no, put yourself in my shoes for a second. You arrive in North America for the very first time to attend high school, excited to be...
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