This is a guest blog post by Julien Hivon, who is a representative of the vegan investment group GIVE. Earthsave Canada does not provide financial or investment advice. For advice on your specific situation, please contact your financial advisor or planner.
Recent report confirms Canadians should adopt a plant-based diet to achieve a “1.5-Degree Lifestyle”
A 2021 report entitled 1.5-Degree Lifestyles investigated GHG emission and lifestyle patterns in ten countries, including Canada, to identify what life might look like in 2030 to avoid warming over 1.5C by 2050. The results confirm that the shift to plant-based diets can have enormous impacts.
This article also appeared in print in the National Post.
Research shows that our impact on the planetary biosphere is enormously damaging. And it is mostly due to what we put on our plates. The good news is we have the power to change that.
Which is more harmful to animals – dairy or beef production? An animal welfare scientist explains the answer, and it might surprise you.
In this guest blog, animal welfare scientist Dr. Roi Mandel Briefer explains how a recent study debunks the common misconception that raising cattle for meat is more harmful than raising them for dairy
An insightful guest blog by Cloé Sousa, who interrogates the hypocrisy of the menu at the COP27 Climate Change Conference.
The COP15 Biodiversity Conference failed to tackle the main driver of biodiversity loss: animal agriculture
The recent 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference, COP15, came to a close to much fanfare. However, the delegates chose to ignore one of the main causes of biodiversity loss. We cannot continue to ignore the elephant in the room.
2022 in review: As veganism continues to explode in popularity, the importance of plant-based eating is recognized worldwide
As we reflect on the developments and challenges of the past year, one thing is clear: 2022 has been a very significant year for the global plant-based shift.
The animal agriculture lobby exploits the news media’s tendency to falsely grant all viewpoints the same scientific legitimacy when reporting on controversial issues. In reality the evidence supporting an immediate and significant shift to plant-based diets is overwhelming. A recent study sheds light on these tactics.
The Plant-Based Cities Movement: Taking climate action to the municipal level
How The Plant-Based Cities Movement is combating the climate emergency one municipality at a time. Learn how you can become empowered to make change in your hometown.
Eating meat leads to longer lives? Beware poorly designed studies with even more poorly interpreted results.
A recently published study claiming that meat eating is causal for longer lives actually shows no such thing.
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