Having begun my research surrounding the circular economy of textiles, one paper that I found hugely insightful was ‘Death by waste: Fashion and textile circular economy case’ by Shirvanimoghaddam, et al. 2020. Aside from the informative content of this paper, I was struck by the reference to our society today as being in an ‘environmentally… Continue reading Our ‘environmentally conscious era’
Out for the rest of the season.. Can we make a full recovery?
As the World Attempts to minimise continued damage and recover from that already done to both economic and health systems as a result of COVID-19, a global shift towards recovery has been adopted. In this recovery plan many issues must be considered. What mistakes were made? What have we learned? And how can we improve?… Continue reading Out for the rest of the season.. Can we make a full recovery?
In COP we trust.
While there were many important pledges and promises made by multiple nations worldwide implying that a global effort would be made to reduce emissions in various ways, in order to ‘keep 1.5 alive’ the main driver of these changes lie with the general population, not just industries and companies. As millions of people tuned in… Continue reading In COP we trust.
IFIAD 2021 Conference (3)
Given the time constraints the topics raised in the IFIAD conference covered a multitude of topics, dealing with each one in as much detail as possible while still being interactive and accessible to the wider audience. The 5 Action Tracks of the UN Food System Summit was only mentioned in passing which I would have… Continue reading IFIAD 2021 Conference (3)
IFIAD 2021 Conference (2)
There were many areas on unanimous agreement throughout the conference however some topics raised were slightly more polarizing. For example, Mark Howden highlighted that some areas of the world that are likely to be worst effected by climate change are home to the poorest communities. It has been show that some environments react faster to… Continue reading IFIAD 2021 Conference (2)
IFIAD 2021 Conference (1)
The IFIAD 2021 Conference managed to touch on and comprehensively discuss a multitude of topics relevant to climate change, including a variety of opinions and lively discussion from experts with diverse backgrounds. An interesting issue raised was one surrounding the lack of trust which appears to be a barrier between governments, NGO’s and primary producers.… Continue reading IFIAD 2021 Conference (1)
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